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VAULT-ASSOCIATE-002 · Question #101

Vault Agent supports which of the following? (Choose two.)

The correct answer is A. Secrets Cachin E. Auto authentication. Vault Agent supports client-side secrets caching to reduce server load and improve performance, as well as auto authentication to automatically acquire and renew Vault tokens for applications.

Submitted by yuriko_h· Apr 18, 2026Integrate Vault

Question

Vault Agent supports which of the following? (Choose two.)

Options

  • ASecrets Cachin
  • BLocal key/value store
  • CLocal replica of transit encryption key
  • DAuto-unseal Vault
  • EAuto authentication

How the community answered

(52 responses)
  • A
    87% (45)
  • B
    8% (4)
  • C
    4% (2)
  • D
    2% (1)

Why each option

Vault Agent supports client-side secrets caching to reduce server load and improve performance, as well as auto authentication to automatically acquire and renew Vault tokens for applications.

ASecrets CachinCorrect

Secrets Caching allows the Vault Agent to store retrieved secrets locally, reducing the load on the Vault server and improving application performance by providing secrets even during temporary network interruptions or high latency. E. Auto Authentication enables the Vault Agent to automatically log in to Vault using configured authentication methods, retrieving and renewing a Vault token on behalf of the application, thereby simplifying application access management to Vault.

BLocal key/value store

Vault Agent does not provide a local key/value store; its primary function is to interact with the central Vault server for secrets and authentication.

CLocal replica of transit encryption key

Vault Agent does not maintain local replicas of transit encryption keys; these cryptographic keys always reside securely within the Vault server and are never exposed.

DAuto-unseal Vault

Vault Agent does not auto-unseal Vault; auto-unseal is a server-side feature configured directly on the Vault server, typically using cloud KMS providers or other external secrets management systems.

EAuto authenticationCorrect

Concept tested: Vault Agent features (auto-auth, caching)

Source: https://developer.hashicorp.com/vault/docs/agent

Topics

#Vault Agent#Secrets Caching#Authentication#Application Integration

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