CyberArk CyberArk Defender - PAM PAM-DEF Exam Dumps: Updated Questions & Answers (November 2025)

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 The Privileged Accounts Inventory report in PVWA includes a column that displays the Age of the password, which indicates the number of days since the password was created1. This information can be used to determine how many days are left until a password is due to expire, based on the password policy’s expiration settings.

References:

CyberArk’s official documentation on PVWA reports provides a list of available reports and their descriptions, including the Privileged Accounts Inventory report which contains details about password age and other relevant information1.

 SSH keys are a way to authenticate to a target machine with a privileged account, and are subject to the same risks and challenges as privileged passwords. CyberArk provides an out-of-the-box target platform to manage SSH keys, called UNIX Via SSH Keys, which simplifies and automates SSH keys lifecycle management. This platform works as follows:

CyberArk stores the private keys in the Vault, where they benefit from all the security and accessibility features of the Vault, such as encryption, auditing, and backup.

CyberArk updates the public keys on the target systems, using a parent account that has access to the file that contains the public key, such as ~/.ssh/authorized_keys. CyberArk can generate new random SSH key pairs and update the public keys on the target systems according to the organizational policy, such as after a single use, after a predefined period, or manually.

CyberArk can also verify that the private and public keys are synchronized, and reconcile them if they are not, using a reconcile account that can reset the SSH key pairs on the target systems.

References: Manage SSH Keys, Use SSH Keys

The image description indicates that “EMEALevel2Support” has the following rights: Add/Update Users, Manage Server File Categories, Manage Directory Mapping, Backup All Files, Restore All Files. Since there is no mention of the right to reset passwords for other users, this suggests that “EMEALevel2Support” lacks the necessary permission to change the password for “Operator”.

The ‘Connect’ button is a feature of the PVWA that allows users to initiate a privileged session to a target system through PSM without revealing the account credentials. The ‘Connect’ button can be used to initiate an SSH connection, as root, to a Unix system when SSH access for root is denied, but only if a logon account is associated with the root account and the user connects through the PSM-SSH connection component. A logon account is a linked account that contains the password required to log on to a remote machine in order to perform a task using the regular account. A common use case for using a logon account is managing root accounts on a Unix system. The best practice for Unix systems is to disallow the root user from logging in using SSH. However, SSH is what the PSM uses to sign in to a system to manage the password. To manage the root password without violating this practice, the PSM establishes the session with a non-root account and then SUs to root (the target account). This is done using a linked account called a logon account. The PSM-SSH connection component is a predefined connection component that enables users to connect to Unix systems through PSM using SSH. The PSM-SSH connection component supports the use of logon accounts to access root accounts on Unix systems1.

The other options are not correct, because:

A. Yes, when using the connect button, CyberArk uses the PMTerminal.exe process which bypasses the root SSH restriction. This is not correct, because PMTerminal.exe is a process that is used by the PSM-RDP connection component, not the PSM-SSH connection component. PMTerminal.exe is a terminal emulator that enables users to connect to Windows systems through PSM using RDP. PMTerminal.exe does not bypass the root SSH restriction, but rather uses the credentials stored in the Vault to authenticate to the target system2.

C. Yes, if a logon account is associated with the root account. This is not correct, because a logon account alone is not sufficient to initiate an SSH connection, as root, to a Unix system when SSH access for root is denied. The user also needs to connect through the PSM-SSH connection component, which supports the use of logon accounts to access root accounts on Unix systems1.

D. No, it is not possible. This is not correct, because it is possible to initiate an SSH connection, as root, to a Unix system when SSH access for root is denied, as explained in option B.

References:

1: Logon Accounts for SSH and Telnet Connections

2: Connect through PSM for SSH

When an authentication failure for the DR user is noticed in the ITALog, the correct process to fix this error involves two steps. First, you need to update the password for the DR user. This is done through the PrivateArk Client by navigating to Tools > Administrative Tools > Users and Groups > DR User > Update > Authentication > Update Password. After updating the password, the next step is to create a new credential file on the DR Vault using the CreateCredFile utility with the newly set password. This ensures that the DR Vault has the updated credentials necessary for the DR user to authenticate successfully12.

References:

CyberArk’s official documentation on troubleshooting authentication issues, which includes steps on updating user passwords and creating new credential files1.

Community discussions and support articles on resolving DR user authentication failures, which provide practical insights and recommended actions2

The report that shows the accounts that are accessible to each user is the Entitlement report. According to the web page in the edge browser, the Entitlement report provides information about users’ entitlement rights in PAM - Self-Hosted regarding user, Safe, active platform, target machine, target account, etc. This report includes each user’s effective access control and authorization level on each account that the user has access to in PAM - Self-Hosted. The Entitlement report can be generated in PVWA or PrivateArk1.

Discovery and Audit (DMA), Auto Detection (AD), and Accounts Discovery are CyberArk components or products that can be used to discover Windows Services or Scheduled Tasks that use privileged accounts.

Discovery and Audit (DMA) is a tool that scans Windows servers and workstations to identify privileged accounts that are used by Windows Services or Scheduled Tasks. DMA can also generate reports on the usage and risks of these accounts.

Auto Detection (AD) is a feature of the CyberArk Privileged Account Security Solution that automatically detects and onboards privileged accounts that are used by Windows Services or Scheduled Tasks. AD can also monitor and rotate the passwords of these accounts.

Accounts Discovery is a feature of the CyberArk Privileged Account Security Solution that scans the network to discover privileged accounts on various platforms, including Windows. Accounts Discovery can also identify accounts that are used by Windows Services or Scheduled Tasks.

References:

: Discovery and Audit (DMA) User Guide

: Auto Detection Implementation Guide

: Accounts Discovery Implementation Guide

The user that is automatically added to all Safes and cannot be removed is the Master user. The Master user is a predefined user that is created during the Vault installation and has full permissions on all Safes and accounts. The Master user is the only user that can perform certain tasks, such as creating other predefined users, managing the Vault configuration, and restoring the Vault from a backup. The Master user cannot be deleted or modified by any other user, and is always a member of every Safe12. References:

Predefined users and groups - CyberArk, section “Master”

Safes and Safe members - CyberArk, section “Safe members overview”

 Non-repudiation in the context of CyberArk Master Policy settings refers to the assurance that a user cannot deny the validity of their actions. The settings that ensure non-repudiation are those that enforce accountability and traceability of actions. Enforcing check-in/check-out exclusive access ensures that only one user can access an account at a time, and their actions can be traced back to themEnforcing one-time password access means that passwords are used only once and then changed, which prevents the reuse of credentials and ties actions to specific instances of access12.

References:

CyberArk Docs: Master Policy Rules2

CyberArk Docs: The Master Policy1