VA-003 Assess Vault tokens Practice Question
A developer creates a token using the 'token create' command with the 'period=24h' flag. What type of token is created?
⚠ Common exam trap
HashiCorp often tests the distinction between the 'period' flag and the 'ttl' or 'max_ttl' flags; the trap here is that candidates confuse periodic tokens with normal tokens that have a TTL, or assume that 'period' sets a maximum lifetime rather than a renewal interval.
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Periodic token
The 'token create' command with the 'period=24h' flag creates a periodic token. Periodic tokens have a TTL that is automatically renewed by the client before expiration, but they do not have a maximum lifetime beyond the period itself. This is distinct from normal tokens, which have both a TTL and a max TTL, and root tokens, which are exempt from TTL enforcement.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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Root token
Why it's wrong here
Root tokens are created only via initialization or via root token generation.
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Periodic token
Why this is correct
The period flag creates a periodic token.
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Orphan token
Why it's wrong here
Orphan is a property that can be set, not a type.
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Batch token
Why it's wrong here
Batch tokens are created with '-type=batch', not with period.
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