Splunk SPLK-1003 Exam - Topic 14 Question 13 Discussion

Actual exam question for Splunk's SPLK-1003 exam

Question #: 13
Topic #: 14

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How can native authentication be disabled in Splunk?

ARemove the $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/passwd file

BCreate an empty $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/passwd file

CSet SPLUNK_AUTHENTICATION=false in splunk-launch.conf

DSet nativeAuthentication=false in authentication.conf

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Suggested Answer: A

https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/8.0.5/Security/Secureyouradminaccount

by Franklyn at May 09, 2022, 07:53 PM

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Royce

7 months ago

No way, that's not how it works!

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Lorrine

7 months ago

Wait, can you really just remove the passwd file? That sounds risky!

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Nobuko

7 months ago

Definitely D, I've done it before.

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Hester

7 months ago

I think C is correct too, but not sure.

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Hermila

7 months ago

Option D is the way to go!

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German

8 months ago

I’m leaning towards option D, setting nativeAuthentication=false, but I might be mixing it up with another configuration setting from my studies.

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Keena

8 months ago

I practiced a question like this, and I feel like creating an empty passwd file was mentioned, but I can't remember if that was the right approach.

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Felix

8 months ago

I remember something about setting a variable in splunk-launch.conf, but I can't recall if it was SPLUNK_AUTHENTICATION or something else.

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Lizbeth

8 months ago

I think disabling native authentication might involve modifying the authentication.conf file, but I'm not entirely sure if it's option D.

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Nikita

8 months ago

I feel pretty confident about this. The question is clearly stating that the management flow must be encapsulated, but the data service stream can be optional. So A - True is the correct answer.

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Antione

8 months ago

Data protection seems to be the broader concept that includes measures to protect an individual's privacy. That's how I'm interpreting it.

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Delsie

8 months ago

This is a tricky one. I'll have to review my notes on the ACI APIC API to see if I can find the answer. For now, I'll go with option B as my best guess.

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