CyberArk Interview Questions and Answers for 2023

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CyberArk
Interview Questions and Answers for 2022
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CyberArk The CyberArk Certification is for
Cybersecurity experts who want to enhance their
learning skills in the critical identity and
access management layer of security. CyberArk is
a privileged access management company that
provides the most comprehensive security
solution for any identity, human or machine,
across business apps, remote workforces, hybrid
cloud workloads, and the DevOps lifecycle.
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1 What is CyberArk? CyberArk is a privileged
access management system that enables you to
manage and access your accounts while ensuring
the security of privileged accounts, devices,
passwords, and other sensitive information.
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2 What are the critical functions of
CyberArk? CyberArk is a privileged access
management system that enables you to manage and
access your accounts while ensuring the security
of privileged accounts, devices, passwords, and
other sensitive information.
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• 3 Mention CyberArks User Directories?
• CyberArk has the following user directories
• Oracle Internet Directory
• Novell eDirectory
• Active Directory
• IBM Tivoli DS

4 What is PSM? The Privileged Session Manager
(PSM) is responsible for safeguarding,
regulating, and monitoring privileged users
access and activities across databases, network
devices, operating systems, websites, SaaS, and
other available alternatives. For constant
monitoring, PSM records every keystroke and mouse
click.
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• 5 What are the protective layers in CyberArk
  Vault?
• The CyberArk Vault protection layers are as
  follows
• Code-Data Isolation and Firewall
• Visual Security Audit Trail and Encrypted Network
  Communication
• Granular Access Control and Strong Authentication
• Dual Control Security and File Encryption
• VPN and Ready-to-Use Security

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6 What does Identity and Access Management
entail? The IT security discipline, business
discipline, methodology, and solutions that
enable the right people to access the correct
digital identities at the right time are
referred to as Identity and Access Management
(IAM) and also known as identity management.

• 7 Is it possible to manually administer the
  CyberArk Vault?
• It can be managed by tools including
• PrivateArk Client
• PrivateArk Web Client
• Private Vault Web Access

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8 Which CyberArk component allows commands to
be allowed or blocked per user or
system? On-Demand Privileges Manager command.
9 What is OPM? OPM is an acronym for On-Demand
Privileges Manager, available for Linux/Unix and
Windows. On-Demand Privileges Manager uses
vaulting technology to protect and manage
privileged access to Unix or Linux commands and
enables comprehensive visibility and management
of super users and privileged accounts across
the company.
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• 10 What are the requirements for enabling the
  auto password reconciliation policy?
• The requirements for enabling an auto password
  reconciliation policy in CyberArk are as
  follows.
• For specified policies, enable password
  reconciliation
• Additional account on the tracking server with
  appropriate permissions
• Enabled password-checking software
• When a password is not synchronized, enable
  password reconciliation

11 What is CyberArk Viewfinity? CyberArk
Viewfinity is an Endpoint Privilege Manager (EPM)
that helps organizations improve their security.
EPM enables the organizations business to
impose minimal privilege policies for system
administrators. CyberArk Viewfinity limits the
attack surface, reduces the risk of endpoint and
server damage, and separates administrative
tasks on servers.
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• 12 What are the different CyberArk components?
• There are various CyberArk components.
• Digital Vault
• Password Vault Web Access Interface
• Privileged Session Manager
• SSH key Management
• Privileged Session Manager for Web
• Privileged Session Manager for SSH
• On-Demand Privileges Manager
• Threat Analytics Privileged

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13 After the erroneous password count, how many
times can we increase access? Maximum 99
times. 14 Define CPM (Central Policy
Manager)? The Central Policy Manager (CPM) uses a
Privileged Access Management (PAM) system to
provide a password management mechanism that
enforces industry regulations automatically.
This password management technique can
automatically generate new passwords and change
existing passwords on remote machines.
15 What is a PrivateArk Client? The PrivateArk
Client is a Windows application that is used as
an administrative customer for the PAS solution.
The client accesses the Enterprise Password Vault
through the internet and deploys it to remote
devices. Clients create safes and describe the
vault hierarchy using this interface.
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• 16 What are the three CyberArk solutions
  pillars?
• Three pillars of CyberArk solutions
• PIMS (Privileged Identity Management Solution)
• SIMS (Sensitive Information Management Solution)
• PSMS (Privileged Session Management Solution)

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17 Explain Privileged Threat Analytics? Privilege
d Threat Analytics (PTA) investigates the use of
privileged accounts managed by PAM. It also
monitors reports that CyberArk hasnt yet
regulated and examines signs of platform abuse.

• 18 What database passwords can CyberArk handle?
• CyberArk handle following database
• DB2
• MS SQL
• Oracle DB
• MySQL

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19 Full form of BYOC? Bring Your Own Client. It
is used by gamers during a multi-player gaming
event in the gaming culture. 20 Access control
for CyberArk Vault can be defined by? Safe,
Folder, and Object.

• 21 Mention the procedures for registering a
  privileged account with CyberArk PIMS through
  PVWA?
• To register for a privileged account, we must
  first
• Make a safe proprietor and define it
• Make a policy for CPM and PSM
• Implement a PIM (Private Identity Management)
  policy
• Add the account and its properties to the list
  (username, password, address,

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