VA-003 Compare and configure secrets engines Practice Question
Which THREE of the following are true about the KV v2 secrets engine? (Select exactly 3.)
⚠ Common exam trap
HashiCorp often tests the misconception that KV v2 cannot delete or undo changes, when in fact it supports soft delete, destroy, and version rollback, and the trap is that candidates confuse KV v2 with the older KV v1 engine which lacks versioning and CAS.
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
✓
It supports check-and-set operations for concurrent updates.
KV v2 supports check-and-set (CAS) operations via the `cas` parameter in the write path. CAS ensures that a write only succeeds if the current version matches the expected value, preventing concurrent overwrites and providing optimistic locking for secret updates.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
- ✗
It does not support deletion of secrets.
Why it's wrong here
KV v2 supports deletion by creating a delete version.
- ✓
It supports check-and-set operations for concurrent updates.
Why this is correct
KV v2 supports CAS using the cas parameter.
- ✗
It does not support undoing changes.
Why it's wrong here
KV v2 allows reading older versions, effectively undoing changes.
- ✓
It supports metadata like created_time and deletion_time.
Why this is correct
KV v2 stores metadata for each version.
- ✓
It supports versioning of secrets.
Why this is correct
KV v2 keeps a configurable number of versions.
Go deeper
Related to this question
About these practice questions
This VA-003 question is part of Courseiva's 498-question bank — original exam-style content with full explanations and wrong-answer analysis, never real exam questions or exam dumps. Learn why practice questions differ from exam dumps →
JA
Written by Johnson Ajibi, MSc IT Security
Senior Network & Security Engineer · founder of Courseiva
This VA-003 practice question is part of Courseiva's free HashiCorp certification practice question bank. Courseiva provides original exam-style practice questions with explanations, topic-based practice, mock exams, readiness tracking, and study analytics to help learners prepare for the VA-003 exam.