Your organization is purchasing another company that just completed a merger with a third company. All three organizations had multiple databases, web portals, and cloud data sets. Each data store had a unique set of custom-developed authentication mechanisms and schemas. What would be the reason for choosing to implement federated IDs over other methods of combining the disparate mechanisms such

as PKI, attestation, or biometrics?

A. lower upfront cost
B. highest level of security
C. lower level of security
D. higher upfront cost

A
Explanation: The solution with the lowest upfront cost is to use Federated IDs to create a common access method. The other methods require more cash upfront.