Transitive Trust is described as which concept?

• A. Open standard decentralized protocol for authentication users.
• B. A two-way relationship automatically created between parent and child domains within MS Active Directory.
• C. An open-source option for SSO capabilities that utilized SAML.
• D. Allows organizations to place their trust in a single third-party.

Answer: (B)

Transitive trust describes trust relationships that extend beyond directly connected domains, allowing authentication across a chain of domains. In Windows Active Directory, when a domain tree is created, the parent domain and its child domains automatically establish a two-way trust. This means both directions trust each other, and the trust is transitive, so you can reach other domains in the forest through the established chain without needing separate trusts for every pair.

This description matches transitive trust because it emphasizes the automatic, two-way relationship between parent and child domains and implies that trust can propagate through the domain structure. The other options refer to open standards for authentication, SSO with SAML, or relying on a single third-party, which are not about the automatic two-way parent-child trust created in AD.