You have developed a new cloud-based service that uses proprietary APIs and want to use Terraform to create, manage, and delete users from the service. How can Terraform interact with the service?
A.
Terraform can manage users for any service that is hosted on a public cloud provider.
B.
Develop and publish a custom provider to interact with the service using its proprietary APIs.
Terraform interacts with external systems through providers. Since this is a new proprietary service with its own API, Terraform does not support it by default. You would need to develop a custom provider that implements Terraform’s provider interface and interacts with the proprietary APIs to manage resources like users.
Analysis of Incorrect Option:
A. Any service hosted on a public cloud provider: Not true. Terraform can only manage services that have providers (official or custom). Just being "hosted on a public cloud" doesn’t guarantee Terraform support.
Key Concept:
Terraform providers act as the bridge between Terraform and external APIs. For unsupported services, a custom provider must be developed.
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