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GCP ACE · Question 45 · Domain 5.2: Managing service accounts
What is the primary purpose of a Google Cloud Service Account?
What is the primary purpose of a Google Cloud Service Account?
Answer options:
A.
To allow human administrators to log into the Cloud Console without a password.
B.
To provide an identity for applications and virtual machines to authenticate and authorize API requests.
C.
To group multiple user accounts together for easier IAM management.
D.
To act as a billing entity for external contractors.
How to approach this question
Identify the type of identity designed for machine-to-machine communication.
Full Answer
B.To provide an identity for applications and virtual machines to authenticate and authorize API requests.✓ Correct
To provide an identity for applications and virtual machines to authenticate and authorize API requests.
A service account is a special kind of account used by an application or a virtual machine (VM) instance, not a person. Applications use service accounts to make authorized API calls, authorized as either the service account itself or as Google Workspace or Cloud Identity users through domain-wide delegation.
Common mistakes
Confusing service accounts with Google Groups or user accounts.
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