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HashiCorp Vault-Associate Exam Questions
- Topic 1: Describe Shamir secret sharing and unsealing/ Differentiate between service and batch tokens. Choose one based on use-case
- Topic 2: Differentiate human vs. system auth methods/ Choose an authentication method based on use case
- Topic 3: Compare and configure Vault secrets engines/ Contrast dynamic secrets vs. static secrets and their use cases
- Topic 4: Describe root token uses and lifecycle/ Craft a Vault policy based on requirements
- Topic 5: Be aware of identities and groups/ Explain the value of short-lived, dynamically generated secrets
- Topic 6: Configure authentication methods/ Describe Vault policy syntax: capabilities
- Topic 7: Configure authentication methods/ Describe the encryption of data stored by Vault
- Topic 8: Configure Vault policies/ Access Vault secrets via Curl/ Explain Vault architecture
- Topic 9: Describe authentication methods/ Illustrate the value of Vault policy
- Topic 10: Choose a secret method based on use case/ Explain the purpose of a lease ID
Free HashiCorp Vault-Associate Exam Actual Questions
Note: Premium Questions for Vault-Associate were last updated On Jun. 27, 2025 (see below)
Security requirements demand that no secrets appear in the shell history. Which command does not meet this requirement?
The command that does not meet the security requirement of not having secrets appear in the shell history is B. vault kv put secret/password value-itsasecret. This command would store the secret value ''itsasecret'' in the key/value secrets engine at the path secret/password, but it would also expose the secret value in the shell history, which could be accessed by other users or malicious actors. This is not a secure way of storing secrets in Vault.
The other commands are more secure ways of storing secrets in Vault without revealing them in the shell history. A. generate-password | vault kv put secret/password value would use a pipe to pass the output of the generate-password command, which could be a script or a tool that generates a random password, to the vault kv put command, which would store the password in the key/value secrets engine at the path secret/password. The password would not be visible in the shell history, only the commands. C. vault kv put secret/password value=@data.txt would use the @ syntax to read the secret value from a file named data.txt, which could be encrypted or protected by file permissions, and store it in the key/value secrets engine at the path secret/password. The file name would be visible in the shell history, but not the secret value. D. vault kv put secret/password value-SSECRET_VALUE would use the -S syntax to read the secret value from the environment variable SECRET_VALUE, which could be set and unset in the shell session, and store it in the key/value secrets engine at the path secret/password. The environment variable name would be visible in the shell history, but not the secret value.
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When looking at Vault token details, which key helps you find the paths the token is able to access?
Which of these are a benefit of using the Vault Agent?
Vault Agent is a client daemon that provides the following features:
Auto-Auth - Automatically authenticate to Vault and manage the token renewal process for locally-retrieved dynamic secrets.
API Proxy - Allows Vault Agent to act as a proxy for Vault's API, optionally using (or forcing the use of) the Auto-Auth token.
Caching - Allows client-side caching of responses containing newly created tokens and responses containing leased secrets generated off of these newly created tokens. The agent also manages the renewals of the cached tokens and leases.
Templating - Allows rendering of user-supplied templates by Vault Agent, using the token generated by the Auto-Auth step.
Process Supervisor Mode - Runs a child process with Vault secrets injected as environment variables.
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