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GCP ACE · Question 43 · Domain 5.2: Managing service accounts
What is the primary purpose of a Service Account in Google Cloud?
What is the primary purpose of a Service Account in Google Cloud?
Answer options:
A.
To provide an identity for applications and virtual machines to authenticate and authorize API calls to other GCP services.
B.
To allow human administrators to log into the Cloud Console without a password.
C.
To group multiple user accounts together for easier IAM management.
D.
To act as a billing entity for cross-project resource sharing.
How to approach this question
Identify the type of identity used by machines/code.
Full Answer
A.To provide an identity for applications and virtual machines to authenticate and authorize API calls to other GCP services.✓ Correct
A service account is a special kind of account used by an application or a virtual machine, not a person. Applications use service accounts to make authorized API calls to Google Cloud services.
Common mistakes
Confusing Service Accounts with Google Groups.
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