Google Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer Exam - Topic 4 Question 36 Discussion

Actual exam question for Google's Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer exam

Question #: 36
Topic #: 4

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You are running an application on Compute Engine and collecting logs through Stackdriver. You discover that some personally identifiable information (PII) is leaking into certain log entry fields. You want to prevent these fields from being written in new log entries as quickly as possible. What should you do?

AUse the filter-record-transformer Fluentd filter plugin to remove the fields from the log entries in flight.

BUse the fluent-plugin-record-reformer Fluentd output plugin to remove the fields from the log entries in flight.

CWait for the application developers to patch the application, and then verify that the log entries are no longer exposing PII.

DStage log entries to Cloud Storage, and then trigger a Cloud Function to remove the fields and write the entries to Stackdriver via the Stackdriver Logging API.

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Suggested Answer: B

by Corinne at May 06, 2022, 02:49 AM

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Arlene

4 months ago

B could work too, but A seems more straightforward.

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Eun

4 months ago

Wait, are we really just letting PII leak like that?

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Dortha

4 months ago

D sounds complicated, not sure it's worth it.

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Cherry

4 months ago

I think C is too slow, we need a faster solution.

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Santos

5 months ago

A is the quickest fix for this!

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Tanesha

5 months ago

Option D seems like overkill to me. I remember we talked about using Cloud Functions, but it feels like a complicated solution for just removing PII from logs.

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Crissy

5 months ago

I vaguely recall something about the fluent-plugin-record-reformer in option B, but I can't remember if it specifically removes fields or just reformats them.

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Antonette

5 months ago

I think option A sounds familiar; I remember discussing Fluentd filters in class, but I'm not entirely sure if it's the right choice for this situation.

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Dorothy

5 months ago

I feel like option C is too slow. We definitely practiced scenarios where immediate action is needed, and waiting for developers isn't practical.

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Nicolette

5 months ago

Based on my understanding, EGIT is a key component of corporate governance, so I'd go with A as the answer.

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Daren

5 months ago

I'm a little confused by the wording of the question. Is it asking about a specific feature, or is it asking about the best way to solve the problem of users having to manually look up their information? I'm not sure if I'm overthinking this, but I want to make sure I understand the question before answering.

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Brittni

5 months ago

I'm a little confused by this question. I know there are several Splunk commands that can be used for grouping, like "join" and "transaction". I'll have to review the differences between them to determine which one is the most efficient for large environments.

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Nadine

5 months ago

Hmm, this seems to be a question about IT service management roles and responsibilities. I'll need to think carefully about the different roles and their responsibilities to determine which one is responsible for reviewing and analyzing contracts.

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