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HashiCorp Vault Associate 002 Exam
HashiCorp Certified: Vault Associate (002) (Page 3 )

Updated On: 9-Feb-2026
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Vault has failed to start. You inspect the log and find the error below. What needs to be changed in order to successfully start Vault?
"Error parsing config.hcl: At 1:12: illegal char"

  1. the " character cannot be used in the config file
  2. fix the syntax error in the Vault configuration file
  3. you must use single quotes vs double quotes in the config file
  4. line 1 on the config file is blank

Answer(s): B

Explanation:

It implies that there is a syntax error in the configuration file. The exact location of the error in the file can be identified in the error message



Which command is used to initialize Vault after first starting the Vault service?

  1. vault create key
  2. vault operator init
  3. vault operator initialize keys
  4. vault start
  5. vault operator unseal

Answer(s): B

Explanation:

The vault operator init command initializes a Vault server. Initialization is the process by which Vault's storage backend is prepared to receive data.
This only happens once when the server is started against a new backend that has never been used with Vault before.


Reference:

https://www.vaultproject.io/docs/commands/operator/init



What is the result of the following Vault command?
vault auth enable userpass

  1. Imports usernames and passwords from LDAP to the local database
  2. allows Vault to access usernames and passwords stored in a second Vault cluster
  3. Enables Vault to use external services to authenticate clients to Vault
  4. mounts the userpass auth method to the default path

Answer(s): D

Explanation:

The auth enable command enables an auth method at a given path. If an auth method already exists at the given path, an error is returned.
Command to enable auth method vault auth <enable/disable> followed by the name of the auth method.
Additional parameters can be included to specify the name of the mount.



In order to extend Vault beyond a data center or cloud regional boundary, what feature should be used?

  1. plugins
  2. secrets engine
  3. replication
  4. seal/unseal
  5. snapshots

Answer(s): C

Explanation:

To extend Vault beyond a data center or cloud regional boundary, replication can be used. Vault supports both DR replication and Performance replication to copy data from the primary cluster to a secondary cluster safely.



When creating a dynamic secret in Vault, Vault returns what value that can be used to renew or revoke the lease?

  1. lease_id
  2. vault_accessor
  3. revocation_access
  4. token_revocation_id

Answer(s): A

Explanation:

When reading a dynamic secret, such as via vault read, Vault always returns a lease_id. This is the ID used with commands such as vault lease renew and vault lease revoke to manage the lease of the secret.
vault lease lookup
Usage: vault lease <subcommand> [options] [args]
This command groups subcommands for interacting with leases. Users can revoke or renew leases.
Renew a lease:

$ vault lease renew database/creds/readonly/2f6a614c...
Revoke a lease:
$ vault lease revoke database/creds/readonly/2f6a614c...
Subcommands:
renew Renews the lease of a secret
revoke Revokes leases and secrets


Reference:

https://www.vaultproject.io/docs/concepts/lease






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