APPIAN LEAD DEVELOPER
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS STUDY GUIDE
●● What do you use for Appian calling systems?
Answer: Integrations
Connected Systems
Process
Expression Rule
●● What is needed for Basic (LDAP)?
Answer: Username
Password
●● What is needed for Oauth - authorization?
Answer: Access token
Client credentials grant
●● What are some features of OAuth?
Answer: Access requested on behalf of app (not user)
Call back URL
, Used by consumer apps
-Ex: Login to system using gmail creds
●● What are the benefits of OAuth?
Answer: No password sharing
Prevents needs to create multiple accounts/passwords
Scope limits access
●● How does SAML work?
Answer: Show company login page, then redirect to site (e.g openair)
IDP+SP need to be configured to trust each other
-SAML assertion + cookies
●● What are the parts of SAML
Answer: Idp = identity provider-> performs auth (Duo, okta)
Sp = service provider-> what you're trying to access (gmail, box,
openair..)
●● How is SAML used?
Answer: Used by business to let their users access apps they pay for
●● Are permissions unique per environment in Appian SAML?
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS STUDY GUIDE
●● What do you use for Appian calling systems?
Answer: Integrations
Connected Systems
Process
Expression Rule
●● What is needed for Basic (LDAP)?
Answer: Username
Password
●● What is needed for Oauth - authorization?
Answer: Access token
Client credentials grant
●● What are some features of OAuth?
Answer: Access requested on behalf of app (not user)
Call back URL
, Used by consumer apps
-Ex: Login to system using gmail creds
●● What are the benefits of OAuth?
Answer: No password sharing
Prevents needs to create multiple accounts/passwords
Scope limits access
●● How does SAML work?
Answer: Show company login page, then redirect to site (e.g openair)
IDP+SP need to be configured to trust each other
-SAML assertion + cookies
●● What are the parts of SAML
Answer: Idp = identity provider-> performs auth (Duo, okta)
Sp = service provider-> what you're trying to access (gmail, box,
openair..)
●● How is SAML used?
Answer: Used by business to let their users access apps they pay for
●● Are permissions unique per environment in Appian SAML?
