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VA-003 Compare authentication methods Practice Question
Drag and drop the steps to set up Vault's Kubernetes auth method into the correct order.
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Enable the Kubernetes auth method, then configure it with the Kubernetes host and CA cert, then create a role that binds a service account, then deploy a pod using that service account, then verify login using the Vault token.
The correct sequence for setting up Vault's Kubernetes auth method is: enable the auth method, configure it with the Kubernetes API server details, create a role that binds to a service account, deploy a pod using that service account, and finally verify login. This order ensures that each prerequisite is fulfilled before the subsequent step can function correctly.
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Enable the Kubernetes auth method, then configure it with the Kubernetes host and CA cert, then create a role that binds a service account, then deploy a pod using that service account, then verify login using the Vault token.
Why this is correct
This is the correct order because the auth method must be enabled before it can be configured. A role can only be created after configuration is set, and the pod must be deployed with the appropriate service account before login verification can succeed.
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Configure the Kubernetes auth method with host and CA cert, then enable it, then create a role, then deploy a pod, then verify login.
Why it's wrong here
This is incorrect because you cannot configure an auth method that hasn't been enabled yet; enabling must come first.
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Enable the Kubernetes auth method, then create a role, then configure the auth method, then deploy a pod, then verify login.
Why it's wrong here
This is incorrect because the role definition depends on the configuration (e.g., service account details), so configuration must precede role creation.
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Enable the Kubernetes auth method, then configure it, then deploy a pod, then create a role, then verify login.
Why it's wrong here
This is incorrect because the pod must already have a role assigned to it for the login to work; creating the role after deployment will cause verification to fail.
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