Google Workspace Associate Administrator — Question 22

Your company is transitioning to Google Workspace from legacy communication and collaboration applications. User accounts are managed in Active Directory and synced to Google Workspace by using Google Cloud Directory Sync (GCDS). Your company is implementing a new security policy for all accounts that requires complex passwords. Passwords must be at least 20 characters long, contain 3 symbols, 4 numbers, and 2 capital letters.
You need to enforce the new password policy in Google Workspace. What should you do?

Answer options

• A. Share the instructions for changing a Google account password with your users. Monitor password strength in the Google Admin console as users change their passwords.
• B. Enable strong password enforcement and require a minimum length of 20 characters at the top-level organizational unit.
• C. Create a password policy in Active Directory. Install Password Sync on the global catalog servers for Active Directory and require a password change for your users.
• D. Create a password policy in Active Directory. Enable password synchronization in GCDS.

Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is D because creating a password policy in Active Directory and enabling password synchronization in GCDS ensures that the new complex password requirements are enforced across both systems. Option A does not enforce the policy directly, while option B only applies to the organizational unit level and does not integrate with Active Directory. Option C, while it creates a password policy, does not ensure synchronization with Google Workspace.