What is the purpose of User Mapping in CyberArk?

User Mapping in CyberArk plays a crucial role in managing user authentication and defining user attributes. This process ensures that users are correctly identified and their specific details such as roles, permissions, and attributes are aligned with the organization's security policies. By linking a user's credentials to their identity and associated permissions within the CyberArk environment, the system maintains a clear and secure framework for privileged access management.

This functionality is essential because it not only allows for the proper authentication of users but also facilitates the assignment of the right access rights based on their roles or responsibilities. This means that users will only have access to the resources necessary for their function, which is key for maintaining a principle of least privilege in an organization.

Other options, while relevant to aspects of cybersecurity, do not accurately represent the primary role of User Mapping. Defining user access permissions, auditing logs, and creating backup accounts are important administrative tasks, but they do not encompass the specific focus on authentication and attribute definition that User Mapping addresses.