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ASSOCIATE-CLOUD-ENGINEER · Question #19
You've deployed a microservice called myapp1 to a Google Kubernetes Engine cluster using the YAML file specified below: You need to refactor this configuration so that the database password is not sto
The correct answer is B. Store the database password inside a Secret object.. Google Kubernetes Engine supports secret to store sensitive data such as database passwords and is a google recommended practice. https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/secret
Submitted by asante_acc· Mar 30, 2026Configuring access and security
Question
You've deployed a microservice called myapp1 to a Google Kubernetes Engine cluster using the YAML file specified below: You need to refactor this configuration so that the database password is not stored in plain text. You want to follow Google-recommended practices. What should you do?
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- AStore the database password inside the Docker image of the container, not in the YAML file.
- BStore the database password inside a Secret object.
- CStore the database password inside a ConfigMap object.
- DStore the database password in a file inside a Kubernetes persistent volume, and use a persistent
How the community answered
(25 responses)- A8% (2)
- B88% (22)
- C4% (1)
Explanation
Google Kubernetes Engine supports secret to store sensitive data such as database passwords and is a google recommended practice. https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/secret
Topics
#Kubernetes Secrets#credential management#security best practices#GKE configuration
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