CompTIA CySA+ (CS0-003) — Question 197

When undertaking a cloud migration of multiple SaaS applications, an organization’s systems administrators struggled with the complexity of extending identity and access management to cloud-based assets. Which of the following service models would have reduced the complexity of this project?

Answer options

• A. OpenID
• B. SASE
• C. ZTNA
• D. SWG

Correct answer: A

Explanation

OpenID is a decentralized authentication protocol that simplifies the process of identity management across multiple applications, making it ideal for SaaS environments. The other options, while relevant to security and access management, do not specifically address the reduction of complexity in identity management like OpenID does.