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Start Assess Vault tokens PracticeAn organization uses Vault with AWS IAM auth. After rotating the AWS IAM role credentials, users are unable to authenticate with Vault. The Vault audit logs show 'permission denied' for the AWS auth method. What is the most likely cause?
Explanation: After rotating AWS IAM role credentials, the most likely cause of authentication failure is that the AWS secret engine was disabled during the rotation process. The 'permission denied' error in audit logs indicates the auth method is not enabled. While credential rotation itself does not directly cause engine disablement, it is possible that maintenance activities disabled it. Options A, B, and C are unrelated: trust policies do not contain credentials, token TTL and revocation affect client tokens, not the auth method.
Which TWO of the following are valid methods to revoke a Vault token?
Explanation: Option A, `vault token revoke <token>`, is correct because it is the canonical Vault CLI command that immediately revokes the specified token by its token ID, invalidating it and any child tokens. Option D, `vault token revoke -accessor <accessor>`, is also correct because Vault supports revoking a token by its accessor ID, which is useful when the token value itself is unknown but its accessor is available. Option B, `vault secrets disable <path>`, is wrong because it disables a secrets engine at a path, not a token, though it may revoke leases associated with that engine. Option C, `vault auth disable <path>`, is wrong because it disables an auth method, which revokes tokens issued by that method but is not itself a token revocation command. Option E, `vault policy delete <name>`, is wrong because it deletes a policy definition and does not revoke any tokens.
Which THREE of the following are true about batch tokens?
Explanation: Option B is correct because batch tokens require a TTL to be specified at creation time; unlike service tokens, they cannot rely on a default or inherited TTL and must have an explicit lifetime. Option C is correct because batch tokens are non-renewable — once issued, their TTL cannot be extended via token renewal, and they simply expire at the end of their fixed lifetime. Option E is correct because batch tokens are lightweight: they are not persisted in Vault's storage backend, so they incur no storage cost and are ideal for high-volume, short-lived workloads. Option A is not correct because batch tokens cannot be created as orphan tokens; orphan tokens are a feature of service tokens, and batch tokens always have a parent. Option D is not correct because batch tokens are never root tokens; root tokens are a distinct, highly privileged type of service token, and batch tokens cannot carry root policy.
Which TWO of the following are valid token states?
Explanation: In token lifecycle management, a token can be in an Active state (E), meaning it is currently valid and usable for authentication or authorization, and a Revoked state (D), meaning it has been explicitly invalidated before its natural expiration. These two states are standard in token state models such as those used by OAuth 2.0 token introspection (RFC 7662), where the 'active' field indicates whether a token is currently valid, and revocation is a defined operation in RFC 7009. Expired (A) describes a condition that occurs when a token's lifetime elapses, but it is typically treated as a sub-case of being inactive rather than a distinct managed state in most token state machines. Orphan (B) is not a recognized token state in standard token lifecycle models. Suspended (C) is not a standard token state; while accounts or sessions may be suspended, tokens themselves are typically active, revoked, or expired.
Which THREE of the following are valid sources of token TTL?
Explanation: In Vault, a token's TTL can come from three valid sources: the system default TTL (A), which applies when no other TTL is specified and is set via the mount tuning or the global default lease TTL; an explicit TTL set during token creation (D), which overrides other values when a client passes a ttl parameter to the token create API; and a role TTL in an auth method (E), such as the token_ttl configured on a Kubernetes, AppRole, or AWS auth role, which is applied when a token is issued through that role. Mount path configuration (B) is not a token TTL source — mount tuning controls lease TTLs for secrets engines, not tokens. Policy TTL (C) does not exist as a token TTL source; policies define permissions, not TTLs, and Vault has no policy-level TTL setting.
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