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VAULT-ASSOCIATE-002 · Question #58
VAULT-ASSOCIATE-002 Question #58: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation
The correct answer is D: Consul. Among the listed options, Consul is a distributed key-value store that supports high availability for Vault by providing a robust and consistent backend for storing Vault's operational data.
Submitted by cyberguy42· Apr 18, 2026Understand Vault Architecture
Question
Which of the following storage backends supports high availability?
Options
- AAzure Storage Container
- BManta
- CAmazon S3
- DConsul
Explanation
Among the listed options, Consul is a distributed key-value store that supports high availability for Vault by providing a robust and consistent backend for storing Vault's operational data.
Common mistakes.
- A. Azure Storage Container (Blob Storage) is an object storage service and does not provide the consistency model required for Vault's HA mode as a primary storage backend for core operations.
- B. Manta is an object storage service and does not provide the consistent, low-latency, and distributed key-value store characteristics required for Vault's HA mode.
- C. Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service) is an object storage service and does not offer the strong consistency guarantees and distributed locking primitives required for Vault's HA mode as a primary storage backend.
Concept tested. Vault high availability storage backends
Reference. https://developer.hashicorp.com/vault/docs/concepts/ha#storage-backends-and-ha
Topics
#Vault storage backends#High availability (HA)#Consul#Vault architecture
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