What is the primary purpose of a Google Cloud Service Account?

Answer options:

To allow human administrators to log into the Cloud Console without a password.

To provide an identity for applications and virtual machines to authenticate and authorize API requests.

To group multiple user accounts together for easier IAM management.

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

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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