Pass the Ping Identity PingAccess PAP-001 Questions and answers with ValidTests

Publicly trusted Certificate Authorities are already included in theJava Trust Store Certificate Group, which PingAccess can use directly. This avoids importing the certificate manually.

Exact Extract:

“If the target site uses a certificate from a well-known public CA, configure the site to use the Java Trust Store Certificate Group.”

Option Ais incorrect — Key Pairs store private keys for SSL termination, not public CA trust anchors.

Option Bis correct — Java Trust Store already contains trusted public CAs.

Option Cis incorrect — again, Key Pairs are not used for trust validation.

Option Dis unnecessary for public CAs — only internal/self-signed certs must be imported.

PingAccess can be configured to log or suppress back-channel requests that occur duringtoken validationwith an OAuth/OpenID Connect provider such as PingFederate. These requests happen when PingAccess calls PingFederate to validate access tokens or retrieve key material.

Exact Extract from PingAccess documentation:

“Back-channel requests are logged during token validation by default. To prevent these requests from being written to the audit log, update theToken Validationsettings in PingAccess.”

This makesToken Validationthe correct location for changing the behavior without modifying application-specific configurations.

Why other options are wrong:

B. Web Sessions

Incorrect. Web Sessions control user session management and cookie handling, not back-channel token validation traffic.

C. Sites

Incorrect. Sites are the definitions of backend servers that PingAccess proxies to. This setting does not affect back-channel logging to PingFederate.

D. Token Provider

Incorrect. The Token Provider defines the OIDC/OAuth server (e.g., PingFederate) and its endpoints, but the logging of back-channel requests is not controlled here.

Thus, the correct answer isA. Token Validation.

Virtual Hostsin PingAccess define the external FQDNs (and ports) through which applications are accessed. An application can be bound to multiple virtual hosts to allow access via multiple FQDNs.

Exact Extract:

“A virtual host specifies the fully qualified domain name and port number through which an application is accessed.”

Option A (Virtual Hosts)is correct — multiple FQDNs can be supported by assigning multiple virtual hosts.

Option B (Applications)define resource protection but do not manage FQDN binding.

Option C (Sites)define back-end targets, not the public-facing FQDN.

Option D (Web Sessions)handle authentication state, unrelated to hostnames.

PingAccess distinguishes betweengateway rulesandagent rules. Some processing rules, such asRewrite Cookie Domain, only apply when PingAccess is acting as areverse proxy (gateway), not when protecting applications viaagents.

Exact Extract:

“Rewrite Cookie Domain rules are not supported for agent applications. They are only available for proxied (gateway) applications.”

Option A (Rewrite Cookie Domain)is correct — unavailable with agent applications.

Option B (Network Range)is available for both agents and gateways.

Option C (Rate Limiting)is supported on both application types.

Option D (Cross-Origin Request)is also supported in both.

For PingAccess to terminate SSL for a proxied application, it requires access to theprivate key and certificate chain. These are stored asKey Pairs.

Exact Extract:

“For SSL termination, you must import the server certificate and its private key as a PKCS#12 file intoKey Pairs.”

Option Ais incorrect — a public key alone cannot terminate SSL.

Option Bis incorrect — PKCS#12 files must go intoKey Pairs, not Certificates.

Option Cis incorrect — public keys alone are insufficient; PingAccess must have the private key.

Option Dis correct — the PKCS#12 file with full chain and private key is imported intoKey Pairs.

PingAccess officially supportsGoogle ChromeandMicrosoft Edgefor the administrative console. Other browsers (Safari, Opera, Brave) may work but are not officially supported.

Exact Extract:

“The PingAccess administrative console is supported on current versions of Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge.”

Option A (Safari)is not officially supported.

Option B (Opera)is not supported.

Option C (Google Chrome)is correct.

Option D (Microsoft Edge)is correct.

Option E (Brave)is not officially supported.

PingAccess rules are categorized intoAccess Control RulesandProcessing Rules.

Processing Rulesmodify or add to HTTP requests and responses.

Cross-Origin Request (CORS)is specifically listed as aProcessing Rule, because it modifies response headers to support cross-origin requests.

Exact Extract:

“Processing rules apply to HTTP traffic, such as Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS), header injection, or response modification.”

Option A (Web Session Attribute)is an access control rule.

Option B (Cross-Origin Request)is correct — this is a processing rule.

Option C (HTTP Request Parameter)is an access control rule.

Option D (HTTP Request Header)is an access control rule.

When using multiple Access Token Managers, theSend Audienceoption ensures that tokens are scoped properly and validated against the intended resource/application.

Exact Extract:

“EnableSend Audiencein the token provider configuration to support environments with multiple Access Token Managers and enforce correct audience restrictions.”

Option A (Subject Attribute Name)is unrelated — it maps user identity but not token manager selection.

Option B (Send Audience)is correct — required when multiple ATMs are in use.

Option C (Use Token Introspection Endpoint)is optional and depends on deployment, not mandatory for multiple ATMs.

Option D (Client Secret)is part of OAuth client credentials, not specific to multiple ATMs.

When applications depend solely onheader-based identity mapping, attackers can attempt to bypass PingAccess by injecting headers directly into requests sent to the backend. To prevent spoofing, PingAccess should be configured to passcryptographically verifiable tokens(e.g.,ID tokens from OIDC) instead of relying on plain headers.

Exact Extract:

“Headers can be spoofed if not protected. Use signed tokens, such as ID tokens or JWTs, to provide strong identity assurance and prevent header injection attacks.”

Option A (Use ID Tokens)is correct — ID tokens are signed and verifiable, preventing spoofing.

Option B (Add Site Authenticator)protects PingAccess-to-site authentication, not client-to-API spoofing.

Option C (Require HTTPS)prevents eavesdropping but does not stop header spoofing from inside the network.

Option D (Use Target Host Header)ensures host header integrity but not user identity.

When upgrading a PingAccess cluster, theAdmin Console node must always be upgraded firstbefore any replica admin or engine nodes. This ensures that the configuration and schema changes introduced in the new version are properly applied and replicated.

Exact Extract (from PingAccess documentation):

“In a clustered environment, you must first upgrade theadministrative console nodebefore upgrading any replica administrative nodes or engine nodes.”

Why A is correct:

A. Upgrade the Admin Console— This is correct because the admin console node acts as the configuration master in a PingAccess cluster. Upgrading it first ensures the new version schema is available to replicas and engines.

Why the other options are incorrect:

B. Disable cluster communication— This is not required for standard upgrades. Cluster communication remains in place to synchronize changes after the upgrade.

C. Disable Key Rolling— Key rolling is unrelated to the upgrade process. It is a feature used for key rotation, not version upgrades.

D. Upgrade the Replica Admin— This is incorrect because upgrading a replica admin before the primary administrative console is against the documented procedure and would cause replication issues.