VAULT-ASSOCIATE-002 Question #61: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

The correct answer is A: True. When creating a child token in Vault, its associated policies must be either identical to or a restrictive subset of its parent token's policies, ensuring that child tokens cannot gain more privileges than their parent.

Submitted by alyssa_d· Apr 18, 2026Understand Vault Concepts

Question

A child token must be assigned the same or a subset the parent token's policies.

Options

ATrue

Explanation

When creating a child token in Vault, its associated policies must be either identical to or a restrictive subset of its parent token's policies, ensuring that child tokens cannot gain more privileges than their parent.

Concept tested. Vault token hierarchy and policy inheritance

Reference. https://developer.hashicorp.com/vault/docs/concepts/tokens#child-tokens

Topics

#Tokens#Policies#Token hierarchy#Permissions

Community Discussion

No community discussion yet for this question.

Full VAULT-ASSOCIATE-002 Practice Browse All VAULT-ASSOCIATE-002 Questions