Professional Cloud Security Engineer

Secure Google Cloud workloads end to end, from identity and network boundaries to data protection and compliance, and track your readiness for the Professional Cloud Security Engineer exam.

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Google Cloud feature

Identity-Aware Proxy (IAP)

Topic in 2 exam domains

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Identity-Aware Proxy (IAP) · Feature
Identity-Aware Proxy (IAP) · Service

A feature that lets administrators control network access based on user identity and IAM policies, recommended for enhancing SSH connection security to Compute Engine VMs.

Where this appears on the exam

2 subdomains in 2 of 5 domains

Domain 1
Configuring access
~25% of exam
1. 1.4Managing and implementing authorization controls
  - Identifying use cases and configuring Privileged Access Manager.
Domain 2
Securing communications and establishing boundary protection
~22% of exam
1. 2.1Designing and configuring perimeter security
  - Differentiating between private and public IP addressing.

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Last updated November 1, 2026

Professional Cloud Security Engineer

Secure Google Cloud workloads end to end, from identity and network boundaries to data protection and compliance, and track your readiness for the Professional Cloud Security Engineer exam.

Advanced

Prepare and test your skills

Advanced

Prepare and test your skills

Google Cloud feature

Identity-Aware Proxy (IAP)

Topic in 2 exam domains

X LinkedIn Facebook Reddit

Identity-Aware Proxy (IAP) · Feature
Identity-Aware Proxy (IAP) · Service

A feature that lets administrators control network access based on user identity and IAM policies, recommended for enhancing SSH connection security to Compute Engine VMs.

Where this appears on the exam

2 subdomains in 2 of 5 domains

Domain 1
Configuring access
~25% of exam
1. 1.4Managing and implementing authorization controls
  - Identifying use cases and configuring Privileged Access Manager.
Domain 2
Securing communications and establishing boundary protection
~22% of exam
1. 2.1Designing and configuring perimeter security
  - Differentiating between private and public IP addressing.

How learners score on this topic

Last updated November 1, 2026

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