The Chief Information Officer (CIO) wants to increase security and accessibility among the organization's cloud SaaS applications. The applications are configured to use passwords, and two-factor authentication is not provided natively. Which of the following would BEST address the CIO's concerns?
A) Procure a password manager for the employees to use with the cloud applications.
B) Create a VPN tunnel between the on-premises environment and the cloud providers.
C) Deploy applications internally and migrate away from SaaS applications.
D) Implement an IdP that supports SAML and time-based, one-time passwords.

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Implementing an Identity Provider (IdP) that supports SAML and time-based, one-time passwords enhances security by adding a second factor of authentication and improves accessibility by centralizing authentication across multiple SaaS applications.

The Chief Information Officer (CIO) Wants to Increase Security and Accessibility