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HashiCorp HCVA0-003 Exam - Topic 2 Question 20 Discussion

After decrypting data using the Transit secrets engine, the plaintext output does not match the plaintext credit card number that you encrypted. Which of the following answers provides a solution?$ vault write transit/decrypt/creditcard ciphertext="vault:v1:cZNHVx+sxdMEr......."Key: plaintext Value: Y3JlZGl0LWNhcmQtbnVtYmVyCg==
C) The resulting plaintext data is base64-encoded. To reveal the original plaintext, use the base64 --decode command
A) Vault is sealed, therefore the data cannot be decrypted. Unseal Vault to properly decrypt the data
B) The user doesn't have permission to decrypt the data, therefore Vault returns false data
D) The data is corrupted. Execute the encryption command again using a different data key

HashiCorp HCVA0-003 Exam - Topic 2 Question 20 Discussion

Actual exam question for HashiCorp's HCVA0-003 exam
Question #: 20
Topic #: 2
[All HCVA0-003 Questions]

After decrypting data using the Transit secrets engine, the plaintext output does not match the plaintext credit card number that you encrypted. Which of the following answers provides a solution?

$ vault write transit/decrypt/creditcard ciphertext="vault:v1:cZNHVx+sxdMEr......."

Key: plaintext Value: Y3JlZGl0LWNhcmQtbnVtYmVyCg==

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Suggested Answer: C

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A: Sealing would prevent decryption, not return encoded data. Incorrect.

B: Permission issues don't return encoded data. Incorrect.

C: Transit returns base64-encoded plaintext; decoding Y3JlZGl0LWNhcmQtbnVtYmVyCg== yields ''credit-card-number''. Correct.

D: No evidence of corruption; it's a format issue. Incorrect.

Overall Explanation from Vault Docs:

''All plaintext data must be base64-encoded... Decode it to reveal the original value.''


by Nakita at May 11, 2026, 11:18 PM

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Kristine
2 months ago
I remember something about base64 encoding from our practice sessions. Could it be that the output is just encoded?
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