Transitive Trust refers to which type of relationship in Microsoft Active Directory?

• A. A proprietary protocol that only works on Cisco-based devices.
• B. A two-way relationship automatically created between parent and child domains within MS Active Directory.
• C. An attestation model built upon XML for SOAP-based web services.
• D. Allows organizations to place their trust in a single third-party.

Answer: (B)

Transitive trust describes how trust relationships extend beyond a single pair of domains in Active Directory. In AD, a trust defines which domains can authenticate users from other domains. When a trust is transitive, the trust can pass along through intermediate domains. A classic example is the built-in two-way, transitive trust between a parent domain and its child domains—the relationship is created automatically and allows authentication and access across the entire domain hierarchy within the forest without needing explicit trusts between every pair.

This matches the option that describes a two-way relationship automatically created between parent and child domains within MS Active Directory, because that built-in arrangement is inherently transitive and extends across the domain tree. The other options describe concepts that aren’t related to AD trusts.