Exam 2V0-13.25 Topic 4 Question 5 Discussion
Actual exam question for VMware's 2V0-13.25 exam
Question #: 5
Topic #: 4
Question #: 5
Topic #: 4
An Architect is designing a VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF)-based private cloud solution for a customer.
During the requirements gathering workshop, the customer stated the following:
* All users must only have access to the solution components to fulfill their defined role.
* All administrative users must be authenticated to a separate approved identity source for administrator accounts only.
* All service users must be authenticated to the central approved identity source.
* All service account passwords must be stored centrally in an approved secrets management platform.
When creating the design, how should the Architect classify all the stated requirements?
During the requirements gathering workshop, the customer stated the following:
* All users must only have access to the solution components to fulfill their defined role.
* All administrative users must be authenticated to a separate approved identity source for administrator accounts only.
* All service users must be authenticated to the central approved identity source.
* All service account passwords must be stored centrally in an approved secrets management platform.
When creating the design, how should the Architect classify all the stated requirements?
Suggested Answer: A Vote an answer
VCF design classifies requirements into qualities like Security, Manageability, Availability, and Recoverability based on their focus. The listed requirements all pertain to access control, authentication, and data protection: role-based access limits user privileges, separate identity sources for admins enhance security, centralized authentication for service users ensures consistency, and a secrets management platform protects credentials. These align with the Security design quality in VCF, which encompasses identity and access management (IAM), encryption, and compliance-key aspects of VCF's integration with tools like vSphere's SSO and third-party identity providers. Manageability (B) focuses on operational ease, Recoverability (C) on data restoration, and Availability (D) on uptime-none of which directly match these requirements. Security is the encompassing classification per VCF's methodology.
Reference: VMware Cloud Foundation 5.2 Architect Study Guide, Chapter 3: Design Qualities, Section on Security Requirements; VMware Validated Design 6.2 (applicable to 5.2), Security Architecture.
Reference: VMware Cloud Foundation 5.2 Architect Study Guide, Chapter 3: Design Qualities, Section on Security Requirements; VMware Validated Design 6.2 (applicable to 5.2), Security Architecture.
by Adela at Feb 26, 2026, 10:50 AM
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