HashiCorp HCVA0-003 Exam - Topic 6 Question 16 Discussion

Actual exam question for HashiCorp's HCVA0-003 exam

Question #: 16
Topic #: 6

Your organization operates active/active applications across multiple data centers for high availability. Which Vault feature should be used in the secondary data centers to provide local access to secrets?

APerformance standby nodes

BCustomized plugins for the Vault cluster

CDisaster recovery cluster

DPerformance replication cluster

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Suggested Answer: D

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For active/active setups:

D . Performance replication cluster: 'Should be used in an active/active scenario to ensure applications in both data centers can easily access Vault secrets.'

Incorrect Options:

A: Scales single cluster, not multi-DC.

B, C: Not suited for local access.

by Noah at Jan 05, 2026, 05:16 AM

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Tammara

3 days ago

I’m not so sure about that, seems like there could be other options.

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Mona

8 days ago

I’m surprised this is even a question, it’s clearly D!

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Tresa

13 days ago

No way, it’s C) Disaster recovery cluster, right?

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Daron

19 days ago

I thought it was A) Performance standby nodes?

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Willard

24 days ago

Definitely going with D) Performance replication cluster.

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Dominga

29 days ago

This question is a real head-scratcher. I'm going to go with my gut and say C) Disaster recovery cluster. Sounds like the most logical choice to me.

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Major

1 month ago

B) Customized plugins? Nah, that's way too much work. I'm sticking with the classic C) Disaster recovery cluster.

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Derick

2 months ago

D) Performance replication cluster seems like the way to go. Gotta keep those secrets flowing smoothly across the data centers!

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Melodie

2 months ago

Haha, "Performance standby nodes" sounds like something out of a sci-fi movie. I'm going with C) Disaster recovery cluster.

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Lamonica

2 months ago

I think the correct answer is C) Disaster recovery cluster. It's the only option that mentions providing local access to secrets in the secondary data centers.

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Cristy

2 months ago

I practiced a similar question, and I think it was about replication too. D) Performance replication cluster sounds right, but I need to double-check my notes.

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Cristen

3 months ago

I feel like the disaster recovery cluster is more about failover than local access. So I’m leaning towards C), but I’m not confident.

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Lili

3 months ago

I remember we talked about performance standby nodes, but I can't recall if they provide local access to secrets. Could it be A)?

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Melissa

3 months ago

I think the answer might be D) Performance replication cluster, but I'm not entirely sure. We discussed replication in class, and it seems relevant.

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Delisa

3 months ago

Hmm, I'm not entirely sure about this one. I'll need to carefully consider the requirements of the question and match them up with the Vault features. I don't want to just guess, so I'll take my time and try to reason through it.

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Filiberto

3 months ago

I've worked with Vault in a similar setup before. I think the performance replication cluster is the way to go here. It allows you to have a read-only replica in the secondary data centers, which should provide the local access to secrets that the question is asking for.

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Helaine

3 months ago

I'm a bit confused on the difference between the performance standby nodes and the performance replication cluster. I'll need to review the Vault documentation to make sure I understand the use cases for each.

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Valentin

4 months ago

Okay, let's see. I'm pretty sure the disaster recovery cluster is for recovering from a complete data center failure, so that's not the right answer here. Maybe the performance replication cluster?

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Raina

4 months ago

Hmm, this seems like a tricky one. I'll need to think carefully about the different Vault features and how they could apply to this scenario.

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