The correct statement about using the AllowedSafes platform parameter is that it prevents the Central Policy Manager (CPM) from scanning all safes, restricting it to scan only safes that match the AllowedSafes configuration. This parameter is crucial in large-scale deployments where efficiency and resource management are key. By specifying which safes the CPM should manage, unnecessary scanning of irrelevant safes is avoided, thus optimizing the CPM's performance and reducing the load on the CyberArk environment. This configuration can be found in the platform management section of the CyberArk documentation.

To configure a platform to work with load-balanced Privileged Session Managers (PSMs), you should:

Create a new PSM definition that targets the load balancer IP address and assign it to the platform (Option B). This approach involves configuring the platform settings to direct session traffic through a load balancer that distributes the load across multiple PSM servers. This is effective in environments where high availability and fault tolerance are priorities.

When configuring firewall rules for CyberArk Privilege Cloud, it is essential to allow bi-directional communication between the Privilege Cloud components and the CyberArk Privilege Cloud. This ensures that all necessary communications for operations and management can occur securely in both directions.

CyberArk documentation on system requirements for outbound traffic network and port requirements1.

CyberArk documentation on setting up an IP allowlist, which enables Privilege Cloud customer-side components to communicate with the Privilege Cloud SaaS environment2.

CyberArk documentation on connecting to organization firewalls

Following the installation of the PSM for SSH server, certain security and cleanup tasks are crucial to secure the environment and eliminate potential vulnerabilities:

Delete the user.cred file used during installation (A): The user.cred file contains sensitive credential information used during the installation process. Deleting this file post-installation ensures that this sensitive data is not left accessible on the system, mitigating the risk of unauthorized access.

Delete the psmpparms file you used during installation (C): Similar to the user.cred file, the psmpparms file often contains parameters that might include sensitive configuration details. Removing this file after the installation process is completed helps in securing the server by removing potential leakage points of sensitive information.

These actions are part of best practices to secure the installation environment and reduce the risk of sensitive information exposure.

The correct description of the authentication differences between CyberArk Privilege Cloud and CyberArk PAM Self-Hosted is that CyberArk Privilege Cloud uses cloud-based methods, integrating with CyberArk Identity for Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), and supports SAML and OIDC, while CyberArk PAM Self-Hosted relies on on-premises methods such as RADIUS and LDAP, but can adopt SAML or OIDC with additional setups. CyberArk Privilege Cloud is designed to leverage modern cloud-based authentication protocols to enhance security and ease of use, particularly in distributed and diverse IT environments. In contrast, CyberArk PAM Self-Hosted offers flexibility to use traditional on-premises authentication methods but also supports modern protocols if configured to do so.