Manage Secrets in Azure Stack Hub: Common Misconceptions and Facts

Misconceptions About Managing Secrets in Azure Stack Hub

Question

You are working in a well-reputed company TCT as an operator.

Your company has an Azure Stack Hub integrated system and one of your important duties is to manage the secrets within the system.

Which of the following statement(s) is/are not true? (Select 2 Options)

Answers

Explanations

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A. B. C. D. E. F.

Correct Answers: B and E

The validity of secrets can be monitored by the operators within the Azure Stack Hub system, on the basis of the last update date and the time left in the expiration of secrets.

However, the operators won't get alerts about the expiry of secrets on the Azure Stack Hub dashboard because of no integration of the Azure App Service.

Operators need to regularly monitor the secrets with the Azure App Service available on Azure Stack Hub administration experience in the Azure Stack Hub administrator portal.

Option A is incorrect.

An operator can monitor the validity of the secrets within the system.

Therefore, the given statement is correct.

Option B is correct as it is not true that an operator can't monitor the validity of your secrets within the system.

Option C is incorrect.

An operator can check the date when the secrets were last updated.

Option D is incorrect.

It is true that an operator can check the time left until the secret expires.

Option E is correct.

It is not true that as an operator, you will get alerts for secret expiration on the Azure Stack Hub dashboard.

Option F is incorrect.

It is true that an operator does not get any alert for secret expiration on the Azure Stack Hub dashboard.

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As an operator responsible for managing secrets in Azure Stack Hub, you have several options for monitoring the validity of your secrets. Let's go through each statement to determine which ones are not true:

A. You can monitor the validity of your secrets This statement is true. As an operator, you can monitor the validity of your secrets by checking the Azure Stack Hub dashboard or by using the Azure Stack Hub PowerShell module to query the secret store.

B. You can't monitor the validity of your secrets This statement is false. As mentioned above, you can monitor the validity of your secrets using various methods.

C. You can check the date when the secrets were last updated This statement is true. You can check the date when the secrets were last updated using the Azure Stack Hub dashboard or the Azure Stack Hub PowerShell module.

D. You can check the time left until the secret gets expired This statement is false. While you can check the date when the secrets were last updated, there is no direct way to check the time left until the secret gets expired. However, you can calculate the time left until the secret expires by subtracting the current date and time from the expiration date and time.

E. You will get alerts for secret expiration on the Azure Stack Hub dashboard This statement is true. Azure Stack Hub provides alerts for secret expiration, which can be viewed on the Azure Stack Hub dashboard.

F. You won't get any alert for secret expiration on the Azure Stack Hub dashboard. This statement is false. As mentioned above, Azure Stack Hub provides alerts for secret expiration, which can be viewed on the Azure Stack Hub dashboard.

In summary, the two statements that are not true are:

  • D. You can check the time left until the secret gets expired
  • None of the statements are false, which means that statement F is also not true. You will get alerts for secret expiration on the Azure Stack Hub dashboard.