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VAULT-ASSOCIATE-002 · Question #33

An organization would like to use a scheduler to track & revoke access granted to a job (by Vault) at completion. What auth-associated Vault object should be tracked to enable this behavior?

The correct answer is A. Token accessor. To enable an external scheduler to track and revoke access granted by Vault at job completion, the organization should track the Token Accessor, which is a non-sensitive identifier for token management.

Submitted by ahmad_uae· Apr 18, 2026Operate Vault

Question

An organization would like to use a scheduler to track & revoke access granted to a job (by Vault) at completion. What auth-associated Vault object should be tracked to enable this behavior?

Options

  • AToken accessor
  • BToken ID
  • CLease ID
  • DAuthentication method

How the community answered

(46 responses)
  • A
    72% (33)
  • B
    4% (2)
  • C
    7% (3)
  • D
    17% (8)

Why each option

To enable an external scheduler to track and revoke access granted by Vault at job completion, the organization should track the Token Accessor, which is a non-sensitive identifier for token management.

AToken accessorCorrect

A Token Accessor is a non-sensitive, publicly safe identifier for a Vault token, allowing external systems like schedulers to perform management operations such as lookup, renewal, or revocation on the associated token without needing access to the sensitive Token ID itself.

BToken ID

The Token ID is a sensitive credential that, if exposed to an external scheduler, could grant unauthorized access to Vault.

CLease ID

A Lease ID is associated with a specific secret or credential lease, not directly with the token that grants overall access to Vault.

DAuthentication method

An Authentication method is the mechanism used to authenticate and acquire a token, but it is not a trackable object for revoking specific access grants.

Concept tested: Vault token accessors for management

Source: https://developer.hashicorp.com/vault/docs/concepts/tokens#token-accessors

Topics

#Tokens#Token Management#Revocation#Authentication

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