CyberArk CyberArk CDE-CPC Recertification CPC-CDE-RECERT Exam Dumps: Updated Questions & Answers (March 2026)

For Shared Services (ISPSS), CyberArk’s Identity Administration documentation states: “To provision users based on on-prem directory services, you must first install the Identity Connector.”

This is because Privilege Cloud Shared Services leverages CyberArk Identity directory services integration (via the Identity Connector) for AD/LDAP provisioning and authentication.

In large-scale environments, to enable the Central Policy Manager (CPM) to focus its search operations on specific Safes instead of scanning all Safes it sees in the Vault, the AllowedSafes parameter on each platform policy is used. This parameter can be configured within the platform settings in the CyberArk administration interface. By specifying safes in the AllowedSafes parameter, the CPM will only manage credentials within those designated safes, thereby optimizing performance and managing resources more efficiently by not scanning unnecessary safes. This setting is crucial for large environments where the CPM needs to be as efficient as possible due to the volume of managed accounts.

For customers using CyberArk Privilege Cloud Shared Services, the correct format for the CyberArk Vault address is:

vault-<subdomain>.privilegecloud.cyberark.cloud (Option B). This format is used to access the vault services provided by CyberArk in the cloud environment, where <subdomain> is the unique identifier assigned to the customer’s specific instance of the Privilege Cloud.

In Privilege Cloud Shared Services, the System Health dashboard lists component categories that include CPM (and Accounts Discovery) and PSM (and PSM for SSH), along with Web Portal and Secrets Manager Credential Providers. Vault/PVWA/PTA are not listed as monitorable components on this page in the Privilege Cloud Shared Services System Health topic.

In the directory lookup order for the CyberArk Privilege Cloud solution, the "CyberArk Cloud Directory" is always looked up first. This directory service is a part of the CyberArk Privilege Cloud infrastructure and is specifically designed to handle identity and access management within the cloud environment efficiently. It prioritizes the CyberArk Cloud Directory for authentication and identity resolution before consulting any external directory services.

CyberArk’s “Before you install PSM for SSH (Standard)” prerequisites include:

Verify public access: “Verify that outbound traffic from the PSM for SSH server is always routed through the same public-facing IP.” This directly supports C.

Create the PSM for SSH parameters file: The parameters file is required for the installation process, and the documentation specifies InstallCyberArkSSHD = Integrated as a mandatory parameter value. This supports A (with the corrected value “Integrated”).

Why the other options are not “installation prerequisites” as written:

B: CyberArk documents that after installation, the root user will not be able to authenticate remotely using a password (security behavior), not as a prerequisite step to perform before installation.

D: The docs mention you can use a different administrative/maintenance user, but it is not listed as a required prerequisite in the “Before you install” checklist.

E: Resetting the root password is not listed as a prerequisite in the Privilege Cloud “Before you install PSM for SSH (Standard)” documentation.

CyberArk recommends placing connector host machines geographically as close as possible to their targets to reduce latency and (practically) minimize WAN traffic between sites.

Since CPM password rotations/verifications occur between the CPM component and the target systems in the customer network, deploying CPM connectors in each data center (near those local targets) and organizing/segregating by region (for example via region-specific Safes/target scoping) is the design that best reduces cross–data-center traffic.

During Secure Tunnel deployment, CyberArk’s installation flow includes an “Authenticate to Privilege Cloud” step where you must enter Subdomain or Customer ID (plus the provided username/password). The documentation explicitly says to enter only the subdomain identifier (not the whole URL) or use the Customer ID provided by CyberArk.

The basic network requirements to deploy a CyberArk Privilege Management Central Policy Manager (CPM) server include Port 1858 to the Privilege Cloud Vault service backend and Port 443 to the Privilege Cloud Portal. Port 1858 is necessary for communication with the CyberArk Vault, facilitating essential interactions like password retrieval and updates. Port 443 is required for secure web traffic to and from the Privilege Cloud Portal, ensuring that all management tasks performed through the web interface are secure and encrypted. These ports must be properly configured to allow for the efficient and secure operation of the CPM within the Privilege Cloud infrastructure.

In a PSM Load Balanced Virtual Server Configuration, the default service ports/protocols used are RDP/3389 and HTTPS/443. RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) typically uses port 3389 for remote desktop services, which is essential for PSM functionalities involving remote sessions. HTTPS, which utilizes port 443, is used for the PSM Health Check service to ensure secure and encrypted communication during the monitoring and health verification processes of the PSM services.