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CyberArk PAM-DEF Exam Questions
- Topic 1: Introduction to Privileged Access Management (PAM) and Defense in Depth (DEF): This section focuses on securing privileged accounts (admin access) used by humans and applications. It aims to discuss preventing unauthorized use and minimizing the damage caused by compromised accounts.
- Topic 2: CyberArk PAM Architecture: This section relates to the understanding of the core components and how they interact within the CyberArk Privileged Account Security Solution. This includes the Central Policy Manager, Vaults, and Secure repositories for storing privileged credentials. Moreover, it also covers Privileged Access Workstations (PAWs) and CyberArk Privileged Session Manager (PSM).
- Topic 3: PAM Components: This section measures skills such as authentication that relate to the verification of the identity of users or applications requesting access and covers Authorization that determines what level of access (permissions) is granted. It also covers Auditing.
- Topic 4: PAM Deployment Strategies & Best Practices: This section of the exam covers the understanding of different approaches to deploying a PAM solution and recommended practices for optimal security and efficiency. This includes Greenfield deployment (new system) vs integrating with existing infrastructure. Safe Management: This section of the exam covers managing secure repositories (Safes) within the CyberArk PAM solution. This covers Safe creation, configuration, and lifecycle management. It also covers securing privileged credentials within Safes.
- Topic 5: Account Management: This section covers discovering and onboarding privileged accounts into the PAM solution and implementing lifecycle management for privileged accounts (creation, rotation, deletion).
- Topic 6: Password Management: This section covers securing and managing passwords for privileged accounts within the PAM solution and how to eliminate the need for users to know privileged account passwords. This includes automated password rotation and lifecycle management.
- Topic 7: Session Management: This section covers how PAM controls and monitors privileged user sessions and records and monitors privileged session activity. It covers enforcing session timeouts and termination rules and how to deploy session recording for auditing and analysis.
Free CyberArk PAM-DEF Exam Actual Questions
Note: Premium Questions for PAM-DEF were last updated On May. 17, 2026 (see below)
Which Master Policy Setting must be active in order to have an account checked-out by one user for a pre-determined amount of time?
According to the CyberArk Defender PAM documentation, the Master Policy setting that must be active in order to have an account checked-out by one user for a pre-determined amount of time is Enforce check-in/check-out exclusive access. This setting enables organizations to permit users to check out a 'one-time' password and lock it so that no other users can retrieve it at the same time. After the user has used the password, the user checks the password back into the Vault. This ensures exclusive usage of the privileged account, enabling full control and tracking for the password. The duration of the check-out period can be configured in the platform settings for each account.Reference:
Account check-out and check-in - CyberArk
Master Policy - CyberArk
The Accounts Feed contains:
The Accounts Feed is a feature of the CyberArk Privileged Access Security Solution that enables the discovery and provisioning of privileged accounts in the environment. The Accounts Feed contains the accounts that were discovered by CyberArk that have not yet been onboarded to the Vault. These accounts are displayed in the Pending Accounts page in the PVWA, where the user can view, analyze, and onboard them according to various criteria.The Accounts Feed helps the user to identify and manage the unmanaged privileged accounts that pose a security risk1.
The other options are not correct, because:
A . Accounts that were discovered by CyberArk in the last 30 days. This is not correct, because the Accounts Feed does not contain all the accounts that were discovered by CyberArk in the last 30 days, but only the ones that have not yet been onboarded.The accounts that were already onboarded to the Vault are not part of the Accounts Feed, but are displayed in the Accounts page in the PVWA1.
C . All accounts added to the vault in the last 30 days. This is not correct, because the Accounts Feed does not contain the accounts that were added to the Vault, but the ones that are waiting to be onboarded.The accounts that were added to the Vault are not part of the Accounts Feed, but are displayed in the Accounts page in the PVWA1.
D . All users added to CyberArk in the last 30 days. This is not correct, because the Accounts Feed does not contain the users that were added to CyberArk, but the accounts that are waiting to be onboarded.The users that were added to CyberArk are not part of the Accounts Feed, but are displayed in the Users page in the PVWA1.
1:Accounts Feed
Which file must be edited on the Vault to configure it to send data to PTA?
To configure the CyberArk Vault to send data to Privileged Threat Analytics (PTA), you must edit thedbparm.inifile on the Vault.This file contains parameters that specify how the Vault should forward syslog events to PTA, ensuring that the Vault can send secured syslog data to PTA for analysis and threat detection1.Reference:
CyberArk Docs: Configure Vault Trusted Connection to PTA2
Netenrich: CyberArk Vault via Syslog1
Users can be resulted to using certain CyberArk interfaces (e.g.PVWA or PACLI).
Users can be restricted to using certain CyberArk interfaces (e.g. PVWA or PACLI) by using the User Type property. The User Type property is a parameter that can be configured in the User Management settings for each user. The User Type property defines which interfaces the user can access the Vault through, such as PVWA, PrivateArk Client, PACLI, PSM, etc. The User Type property is determined by the CyberArk license and can be assigned to users when they are added to the Vault or when their properties are updated. For example, if a user is assigned the User Type of EPVUser, they can access the Vault through PVWA, PrivateArk Client, PrivateArk Webclient, PACLI, and PIMSU.However, if a user is assigned the User Type of BizUser, they can only access the Vault through PVWA1. Therefore, by using the User Type property, administrators can control and restrict which CyberArk interfaces the users can use.Reference:
1:Manage users, Types of users subsection
Which certificate type do you need to configure the vault for LDAP over SSL?
To enable SSL-based encryption for LDAP integration, the Vault machine and the PVWA machine need to trust the certificate used by the External Directory. This can be achieved by importing the CA Certificate that signed the certificate used by the External Directory into the Windows certificate store on both the Vault and PVWA machines. This will facilitate an SSL connection between the Vault and the External Directory.Reference:Configure the Vault for LDAP,Configure LDAPS in CyberArk. What certificate I need to use?
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