CAD Central Policy Manager (CPM)

Question 1

What is the primary function of the Central Policy Manager (CPM) in CyberArk?

Accepted Answer

Automatically rotating and verifying privileged account passwords

Answer

The CPM is responsible for automatically rotating, verifying, and reconciling privileged account passwords on target systems according to defined platform policies.

Question 2

Which CyberArk component does the CPM primarily interact with to store and retrieve credentials during password rotation?

Accepted Answer

Digital Vault

Answer

The CPM retrieves the current credentials from the Digital Vault, connects to the target system to change the password, and then stores the updated password back in the Digital Vault.

Question 3

What mechanism does the CPM use to connect to and manage passwords on different types of target systems (e.g., Windows, Unix, Oracle)?

Accepted Answer

CPM plugins (platform plugins)

Answer

CPM plugins (also called platform plugins) are modular components that define how the CPM connects to and manages passwords on specific target system types.

Question 4

Which configuration file contains the Vault address and connection parameters used by the CPM to connect to the Digital Vault?

Accepted Answer

vault.ini

Answer

The vault.ini file contains the Vault address, port, and connection parameters required by CyberArk components, including the CPM, to connect to the Digital Vault.

Question 5

What happens when the CPM fails to change a password on a target system?

Accepted Answer

The CPM logs the failure and retries according to the configured retry policy

Answer

When a password change fails, the CPM logs the error in pm.log and retries according to the retry interval and retry count defined in the platform or CPM configuration.

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CAD Central Policy Manager (CPM)