200-901 Application Deployment and Security Practice Question
A developer needs to store a database password securely in a Kubernetes cluster. Which resource should be used?
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Why each option matters
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Secret
Secrets are designed to store sensitive information like passwords, encoded in base64 but intended for secrets. ConfigMaps are for non-sensitive data.
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Option-by-option breakdown
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Secret
Why this is correct
Secret is the appropriate resource for storing sensitive data like passwords.
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PersistentVolume
Why it's wrong here
PersistentVolume is for storage, not for configuration data.
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ConfigMap
Why it's wrong here
ConfigMap is for non-sensitive configuration data, not recommended for secrets.
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ServiceAccount
Why it's wrong here
ServiceAccount is for identity, not for storing secrets.
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