PCA Alerting And Dashboarding Practice Question
When integrating Grafana with Prometheus, what is the standard authentication method if Prometheus is behind a reverse proxy?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Basic Auth
Grafana supports various authentication methods; using a Basic Auth header or a proxy header is the standard way to securely connect to a protected Prometheus instance.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Hardcoded IP address
Why it's wrong here
IPs are not an authentication method.
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Basic Auth
Why this is correct
Basic Auth is the built-in, recommended standard for securing the data source connection.
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Public access only
Why it's wrong here
Public access is not secure for production environments.
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SSH tunneling
Why it's wrong here
While possible, it is not a standard Grafana data source feature.
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Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official CNCF / Linux Foundation exam blueprint
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