Question 290
A PIM role has a four-hour activation limit but a change manager plans a recurring unattended overnight automation using user activation. The team believes no other action is necessary. Which misconception most directly led to the observed problem?
Explanation
Correct Answer
The actual failure mechanism is Just-in-time human role activation is not a substitute for managed service identity permissions. Its relevance follows from the stated tenant facts, not just a generic security recommendation. Correct it by use a separately scoped workload identity or supported automation role rather than treating PIM user activation as perpetual service access. Then verify: The scheduled automation completes with independently governed permissions without an expired human session.
Incorrect Answers
Parallel legacy and unified security assignments can create unclear effective access. The stated symptoms instead indicate that just-in-time human role activation is not a substitute for managed service identity permissions.
Administrative units can constrain some role assignments rather than granting every role tenant-wide. The stated symptoms instead indicate that just-in-time human role activation is not a substitute for managed service identity permissions.
Administrative unit scope depends on accurate object membership, not merely branch naming conventions. The stated symptoms instead indicate that just-in-time human role activation is not a substitute for managed service identity permissions.