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Question 1/101/10

Select the policies below that permit you to create a new entry of environment=prod at the path
/secrets/apps/my_secret (select three).

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3 correct answers

path "secrets/+/my_secret" { capabilities = ["create"] allowed_parameters = { "*" = [] } }

path "secrets/apps/my_secret" { capabilities = ["update"] }

path "secrets/apps/my_secret" { capabilities = ["create"] allowed_parameters = { "environment" = [] } }

path "secrets/apps/*" { capabilities = ["create"] allowed_parameters = { "environment" = ["dev", "test", "qa", "prod"] } }

Comprehensive and Detailed in Depth
This question requires identifying Vault policies that allow creating a new entry with
environment=prod at the specific path /secrets/apps/my_secret. Vault policies define permissions
using paths, capabilities, and parameter constraints. Let’s evaluate each option:
Option A: path "secrets/+/my_secret" { capabilities = ["create"] allowed_parameters = { "*" = [] } }
The + wildcard matches any single segment in the path, so this policy applies to
/secrets/apps/my_secret. The create capability permits creating new entries at this path. The
allowed_parameters = { "*" = [] } means any parameter (including environment) can be set to any
value. This satisfies the requirement to create an entry with environment=prod. Thus, this policy is
correct.
Option B: path "secrets/apps/my_secret" { capabilities = ["update"] }
This policy targets the exact path /secrets/apps/my_secret but only grants the update capability.
According to Vault’s documentation, update allows modifying existing entries, not creating new
ones. Since the question specifies creating a new entry, this policy does not meet the requirement
and is incorrect.
Option C: path "secrets/apps/my_secret" { capabilities = ["create"] allowed_parameters = {
"environment" = [] } }
This policy explicitly matches /secrets/apps/my_secret and grants the create capability, which allows
new entries to be written. The allowed_parameters = { "environment" = [] } specifies that the
environment parameter can take any value (an empty list means no restriction on values). This
permits setting environment=prod, making this policy correct.
Option D: path "secrets/apps/*" { capabilities = ["create"] allowed_parameters = { "environment" =
["dev", "test", "qa", "prod"] } }
The * wildcard matches any path under secrets/apps/, including /secrets/apps/my_secret. The create
capability allows new entries, and the allowed_parameters restricts environment to dev, test, qa, or
prod. Since prod is an allowed value, this policy permits creating an entry with environment=prod
and is correct.
Overall Explanation from Vault Docs:
Vault policies control access via paths and capabilities (create, read, update, delete, list). The create
capability is required to write new data. Parameter constraints (allowed_parameters) further restrict
what key-value pairs can be written. An empty list ([]) allows any value, while a populated list
restricts values to those specified. A deny takes precedence over any allow, but no deny is present
here.
Reference: https://developer.hashicorp.com/vault/docs/concepts/policies#parameter-constraints

Right Answer: A, C, D

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Question 2/102/10

Below is a list of parent and child tokens and their associated TTL. Which token(s) will be revoked
first?

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1 correct answer

├───hvs.y4fUERqCtUV0xsQjWLJar5qX - TTL: 4 hours

├───hvs.FNiIFU14RUxxUYAl4ErLfPVR - TTL: 6 hours

├───hvs.Jw9LMpu7oCQgxiKbjfyzyg75 - TTL: 4 hours (child of B)

├───hvs.3IrlhEvcerEGbae11YQf9FvI - TTL: 3 hours

├───hvs.hOpweMVFvqfvoVnNgvZq8jLS - TTL: 5 hours (child of D)

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Question 3/103/10

Your company's security policies require that all encryption keys must be rotated at least once per
year. After using the Transit secrets engine for a year, the Vault admin issues the proper command to
rotate the key named ecommerce that was used to encrypt your dat
a. What command can be used to easily re-encrypt the original data with the new version of the key?

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1 correct answer

vault write -f transit/keys/ecommerce/rotate <old data>

vault write -f transit/keys/ecommerce/update <old data>

vault write transit/encrypt/ecommerce v1:v2 <old data>

vault write transit/rewrap/ecommerce ciphertext=<old data>

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Question 4/104/10

From the unseal options listed below, select the options you can use if you're deploying Vault on-
premises (select four).

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4 correct answers

Certificates

Transit

AWS KMS

HSM PKCS11

Key shards

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Question 5/105/10

How does the Vault Secrets Operator (VSO) assist in integrating Kubernetes-based workloads with
Vault?

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1 correct answer

By enabling a local API endpoint to allow the workload to make requests directly from the VSO

By using client-side caching for KVv1 and KVv2 secrets engines

By injecting a Vault Agent directly into the pod requesting secrets from Vault

By watching for changes to its supported set of Custom Resource Definitions (CRD)

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Question 6/106/10

By default, what TCP port does Vault replication use?

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1 correct answer

tcp/8200

tcp/8300

tcp/8201

tcp/8301

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Question 7/107/10

What is the proper command to enable the AWS secrets engine at the default path?

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1 correct answer

vault enable aws secrets engine

vault secrets enable aws

vault secrets aws enable

vault enable secrets aws

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Question 8/108/10

In regards to the Transit secrets engine, which of the following is true given the following command
and output (select three):
$ vault write encryption/encrypt/creditcard plaintext=$(base64 <<< "1234 5678 9101 1121")
Key: ciphertext Value:
vault:v3:cZNHVx+sxdMErXRSuDa1q/pz49fXTn1PScKfhf+PIZPvy8xKfkytpwKcbC0fF2U=

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3 correct answers

The Transit secrets engine is mounted at the encryption path

The name of the keyring used to encrypt the data is creditcard

There are at least three data keys associated with this keyring

The data was written to the encryption path, which is provided by default when enabling the Transit secrets engine

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Question 9/109/10

Which of the following statements are true regarding Vault seal and unseal (select three)?

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3 correct answers

By default, Vault uses the Shamir Sharing algorithm to create unseal keys during the initialization process

When using Vault Auto Unseal feature, Vault returns unseal keys to the user when it is initialized

Vault can use a third-party KMS solution to automatically unseal during a service restart

Vault supports high availability for the Auto Unseal feature, allowing you to point to multiple keys

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Question 10/1010/10

If Bobby is currently assigned the following policy, what additional policy can be added to ensure
Bobby cannot access the data stored at secret/apps/confidential but still read all other secrets?
path "secret/apps/*" { capabilities = ["create", "read", "update", "delete", "list"] }

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1 correct answer

path "secret/apps/confidential" { capabilities = ["deny"] }

path "secret/*" { capabilities = ["read", "deny"] }

path "secret/apps/*" { capabilities = ["deny"] }

path "secret/apps/confidential/*" { capabilities = ["deny"] }

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