Assuming a safe has been configured to be accessible during certain hours of the day, a Vault Admin may still access that safe outside of those hours.

The statement is correct. Members of the built-in Vault Admins group in the CyberArk Vault have full, unrestricted administrative rights over all objects, including Safes. This level of authorization is designed for system administration and management, allowing them to perform any action at any time. Consequently, standard Safe-level access control policies, such as time-of-day restrictions, do not apply to members of the Vault Admins group. Their permissions supersede these settings, ensuring they can always manage, troubleshoot, or access any Safe as required.

The "False" option is incorrect because it presumes that a Vault Admin's access is governed by the same rules as a standard user's Safe membership. The CyberArk security model explicitly separates administrative functions from user access. The Vault Admins group is granted overarching permissions that bypass typical operational controls to ensure the integrity and manageability of the entire Vault environment.

1. CyberArk Privileged Access Security Documentation - "Built-in Users and Groups": The official documentation describes the Vault Admins group as having all authorizations in the Vault. It states

"This group is for Vault system administrators who require full control over the entire system." This "full control" implicitly includes the ability to bypass restrictive Safe properties.

Source: CyberArk Docs

Version 12.6

"Privileged Access Security Implementation Guide"

Chapter: "Create and Manage Users"

Section: "Built-in Users and Groups".

2. CyberArk Privileged Access Security Documentation - "Safe Authorizations": The documentation on Safe-level permissions details the various authorizations that can be granted to users. While it describes settings like "Access Safe without confirmation" and time restrictions

the overarching principle is that a member of the Vault Admins group possesses all these authorizations by default for every Safe

and their administrative status is not limited by these properties.

Source: CyberArk Docs

Version 12.6

"Privileged Access Security Implementation Guide"

Chapter: "Create and Manage Safes"

Section: "Add Safe Members and Define Permissions".

3. CyberArk Privileged Access Security Documentation - "System Architecture": High-level architectural documents often explain the role of the Vault Administrator (or Master user) as the ultimate authority within the Vault

whose access is not intended to be constrained by the policies they are responsible for creating and managing for other users.

Source: CyberArk Docs

Version 12.6

"Privileged Access Security System Architecture Guide"

Chapter: "CyberArk Vault"

Section: "Users and Safes".