Question

Difficulty: EasyIdentity and Access Management Operations

An identity and access management administrator must execute the standard offboarding workflow upon an employee's immediate departure. Arrange the operational deprovisioning steps in the correct chronological order from first to last.

  1. 1Receive and verify the official human resources termination notification.
  2. 2Revoke active single sign-on (SSO) sessions and invalidate OAuth access tokens.
  3. 3Disable the user's primary account within central directory services.
  4. 4Remove resource group memberships and transfer file asset ownership to a manager.
  5. 5Archive account operational logs and preserve metadata according to compliance policy.

Answer

The correct deprovisioning sequence begins with verifying the HR notification, immediately revoking active SSO sessions and tokens, disabling the user account in directory services, stripping entitlements and reassigning data ownership, and finally archiving logs for compliance retention.
The correct sequence aligns with IAM operational best practices for offboarding: verifying authorization (HR notice), immediately revoking active sessions/tokens to stop ongoing access, disabling directory accounts to prevent new logins, revoking group entitlements and reassigning asset ownership, and finally archiving audit records for compliance.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Verify termination notification
HR authorization confirmed
Authorized IAM operational workflows must be triggered by verified administrative input.
2
Revoke active sessions and tokens
Ongoing access terminated
Active tokens must be revoked first to prevent a user from continuing existing application sessions.
3
Disable root directory entry
New authentications blocked
Disabling the directory entry blocks new login attempts across all integrated domain services.
4
Strip group rights and transfer assets
Permissions cleared and ownership transferred
Removing entitlements cleans up access rights while asset transfer ensures business continuity.
5
Archive identity logs and metadata
Audit history retained securely
Final archiving preserves evidence and meets regulatory requirements.

Key Concept

Account Lifecycle Management and Offboarding Operations
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