An application is hosted on a server that requires clients to authenticate using a username:password...

When a back-end site requires HTTP Basic Authentication, PingAccess supports this via aBasic Authentication Site Authenticator. The authenticator is configured with credentials so that PingAccess can successfully authenticate to the target site.

Exact Extract:

“PingAccess can authenticate to target sites using a Site Authenticator. Use the Basic Authentication Site Authenticator when the site requires a username and password.”

Option Ais incorrect — identity mappings are used to forward user attributes, not for site-to-site authentication.

Option Bis incorrect — web sessions represent end-user sessions, not back-end credentials.

Option Cis correct — the Basic Authentication Site Authenticator should be configured on the Site.

Option Dis incorrect — mTLS authenticates with certificates, not username/password.