VA-003 Manage Vault leases Practice Question
Exhibit
Refer to the exhibit.
```
vault write database/roles/mydb \
db_name=mysql \
creation_statements="CREATE USER '{{name}}'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY '{{password}}';GRANT SELECT ON *.* TO '{{name}}'@'%';" \
default_ttl=1h \
max_ttl=24h \
renewable=false
```A developer requests a credential from this role. Which statement about the resulting lease is true?
⚠ Common exam trap
In the Vault exam, candidates often confuse the default lease TTL (1 hour) with the maximum TTL (24 hours or higher), and they may incorrectly assume all leases are renewable. The 'renewable' flag is a separate configuration that can be set to false, making the lease non-renewable regardless of TTL.
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
✓
The lease will have a TTL of 1 hour and cannot be renewed.
In Vault, when a developer requests a credential from a role that is configured with the default lease TTL of 1 hour and the role has `explicit_max_ttl` set to 0 (or not set), the resulting lease will have a TTL of 1 hour. Additionally, if the role is configured with `renewable=false`, the lease cannot be renewed. Option C correctly reflects both the 1-hour TTL and non-renewable behavior.
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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The lease will have a TTL of 24 hours and can be renewed.
Why it's wrong here
Both statements are false.
- ✗
The lease will have a TTL of 1 hour and can be renewed.
Why it's wrong here
Renewable is false, so it cannot be renewed.
- ✓
The lease will have a TTL of 1 hour and cannot be renewed.
Why this is correct
The default_ttl sets the initial TTL, and renewable=false prevents renewal.
- ✗
The lease will have a TTL of 24 hours and cannot be renewed.
Why it's wrong here
default_ttl is 1h, not 24h.
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