VA-003 Create Vault policies Practice Question
A Vault operator is crafting a policy for a new application. Which two of the following are valid capabilities in a Vault policy path statement? (Select two.)
⚠ Common exam trap
Candidates often confuse RESTful API verbs (like POST, PATCH, MODIFY) with Vault policy capabilities. They incorrectly select 'patch' or 'modify' instead of the actual valid capabilities such as 'sudo' and 'list'.
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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sudo
'sudo' is a valid capability in Vault policy path statements that allows a token to access paths and perform operations that would normally be denied by the policy, effectively granting elevated privileges for those paths. It is used to enable certain administrative actions, such as reading or writing to paths that require sudo-like permissions, and is explicitly supported in Vault's policy language.
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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modify
Why it's wrong here
modify is not a standard capability; use create/update instead.
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sudo
Why this is correct
sudo is a valid capability that allows performing privileged operations.
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patch
Why it's wrong here
patch is not a standard Vault policy capability.
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encrypt
Why it's wrong here
encrypt is an operation on the transit engine, not a policy capability.
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list
Why this is correct
list is a valid capability for listing keys or items at a path.
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