VA-003 Assess Vault tokens Practice Question
Exhibit
Refer to the exhibit.
```
path "secret/data/app/*" {
capabilities = ["read", "list"]
}
path "auth/token/lookup" {
capabilities = ["sudo"]
}
```A token with the above policy attempts to look up its own token by calling the accessor endpoint. What will happen?
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 operation fails with a permission denied error
The policy grants sudo on 'auth/token/lookup', but the endpoint for lookup by accessor is 'auth/token/lookup-accessor', which is a different path. Therefore, this policy does not allow that operation. Option A is wrong because the path is different. Option C is wrong because the policy does not have read or create on the correct path. Option D is wrong because the token has capabilities, just not on the required path.
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 operation succeeds because the token can read its own token
Why it's wrong here
Self-lookup uses auth/token/lookup-self, not the accessor endpoint.
- ✓
The operation fails with a permission denied error
Why this is correct
The policy does not cover the accessor endpoint.
- ✗
The operation succeeds because sudo allows all accessor operations
Why it's wrong here
Sudo is path-specific.
- ✗
The operation fails because the token lacks any capabilities
Why it's wrong here
It has capabilities on other paths.
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