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Pure Storage Portworx-Enterprise-Professional Exam - Topic 1 Question 17 Discussion

Portworx uses secrets to authenticate Kubernetes to the Portworx system.When using the shared authentication method, where is that secret stored?
A) In the namespace that runs the application that needs to provision the storage resources
B) In the 'default' namespace
C) In the same namespace as the Portworx installation

Pure Storage Portworx-Enterprise-Professional Exam - Topic 1 Question 17 Discussion

Actual exam question for Pure Storage's Portworx-Enterprise-Professional exam
Question #: 17
Topic #: 1
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Portworx uses secrets to authenticate Kubernetes to the Portworx system.

When using the shared authentication method, where is that secret stored?

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Suggested Answer: A

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When using shared authentication in Portworx, the Kubernetes secret that contains the authentication token or credentials is stored in the same namespace where the application requesting storage resides. This placement ensures that the application pods have access to the secret needed to authenticate to Portworx for volume provisioning and management. It enables a security boundary aligned with Kubernetes namespaces, restricting credentials to the scope of the application. Storing the secret in the default namespace or the Portworx installation namespace would be less secure or less flexible in multi-tenant clusters. Portworx authentication documentation highlights this design for efficient, secure access management in Kubernetes environmentsPure Storage Portworx Security Guidesource.


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Tanja
1 month ago
I'm leaning towards B. The 'default' namespace is often used for these things.
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Reed
1 month ago
I feel like it could be C. Portworx should have its own space.
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Geoffrey
1 month ago
I think it's A. Makes sense to keep it close to the app.
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Julieta
2 months ago
I thought it was supposed to be in the app's namespace.
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Terrilyn
2 months ago
Yup, definitely in the installation namespace.
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Marleen
2 months ago
Wait, are you sure it's not in the 'default' namespace?
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Raul
2 months ago
Totally agree, that's how it works!
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Joye
2 months ago
It's stored in the same namespace as the Portworx installation.
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Izetta
2 months ago
I practiced a similar question, and I think it was about the application namespace, so maybe A is the right choice?
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Rose
3 months ago
If I recall correctly, the shared authentication method usually means the secret is in the 'default' namespace, but that seems too simple.
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Salome
3 months ago
I remember something about secrets being tied to the application namespace, but I can't recall if that applies here.
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Lyndia
3 months ago
I think the secret is stored in the same namespace as the Portworx installation, but I'm not entirely sure.
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