Pass the Splunk Splunk Enterprise Certified Architect SPLK-2001 Questions and answers with CertsForce

 The correct answer is A, C, and D because these are the application security best practices that should be adhered to while developing an app for Splunk. Option A is correct because reviewing the OWASP Top Ten List can help you identify and avoid the most common web application security risks. Option C is correct because reviewing the OWASP Secure Coding Practices Quick Reference Guide can help you learn and apply the best practices for secure coding. Option D is correct because ensuring that third-party libraries that the app depends on have no outstanding CVE vulnerabilities can help you prevent potential exploits and attacks. Option B is incorrect because storing passwords in clear text in .conf files is a bad practice that can compromise the security and privacy of your app and your data. You can find more information about the application security best practices in the Splunk Developer Guide.

The navigation options that will be displayed to the end user are Search, Datasets, and Dashboards. This is because the local file overrides the default file, and the local file does not include the Reports view. For more information, see Configure navigation.

The correct answer is D, because defining an alternative search or target view to use is a customization option for the Open in Search panel link button. The Open in Search panel link button is a feature that allows the user to open the search results of a panel in a new search page. The alternative search or target view option allows the user to specify a different search string or a different view name to use when opening the search page4. The other options are not customization options for the Open in Search panel link button, but for the panel itself. Displaying the refresh time, showing the Export Results button, and showing link buttons at the bottom of a panel are all attributes that can be configured for a panel.

The valid request arguments for the REST search endpoints are latest_time=now and earliest_time=-5h@h. These arguments specify the time range for the search, using relative or absolute time modifiers. The other arguments are invalid because they use rt (real-time) modifiers, which are not supported by the REST search endpoints. For more information, see [Specify time modifiers in your search].

 The correct answer is B and D, because they are the ways to optimize the searches in the dashboard. A dashboard is a user interface that displays data from one or more searches in various panels, such as charts, tables, or maps. Optimizing the searches in the dashboard helps to improve the dashboard performance, reduce the load on the Splunk server, and enhance the user experience. Restricting the time range of the search as much as possible and converting the common SPL into a Global Search and converting the other searches to post-processing searches are both methods to optimize the searches in the dashboard by limiting the amount of data to be searched or processed. Converting searches to include NOT expressions and replacing | stats command with | transaction command wherever possible are not methods to optimize the searches in the dashboard, but rather ways to change the search logic or functionality, which might not produce the desired results.

 The correct answer is A because using Splunk Web to modify config settings for a shared object, a revised config file with those changes is placed in the $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/apps/myApp/local directory. The local directory is where Splunk stores the configuration files that are modified by the user, either through Splunk Web or by editing the files directly. The local directory has the highest priority in the configuration layering scheme, which means it overrides the settings in the default directory. The other options are incorrect because they either use the wrong directory or the wrong priority. You can find more information about the configuration files and the configuration layering scheme in the Splunk Developer Guide.

The correct answer is A, B, and D because these are the criteria that the search must meet in order to successfully accelerate a report. A report is a saved search that runs on a schedule and returns results in a table or a chart. A report can be accelerated to improve its performance and reduce the load on the Splunk indexers. Option A is correct because the search cannot use event sampling, which is a technique that reduces the number of events returned by the search. Event sampling can affect the accuracy and consistency of the report results. Option B is correct because the search must use a transforming command, which is a command that converts the results into a data table with rows and columns. Transforming commands are required for report acceleration, as they enable the creation of summary data. Option D is correct because the commands before the first transforming command must be streamable, which means they can process each event as it is returned by the search. Streamable commands are preferred for report acceleration, as they reduce the memory usage and improve the performance of the search. Option C is incorrect because the search does not need to use a standard Splunk visualization, which is a type of chart or graph that displays the results. The search can use any visualization that is compatible with the report acceleration. You can find more information about report acceleration and the criteria for the search in the Splunk Developer Guide.

The correct answer is A, C, and D because these are the valid values for the sharing property of the Access Control List (ACL) when updating a knowledge object via REST. The sharing property determines the scope of the knowledge object and who can access it. The value of the User is not valid for the sharing property. You can find more information about the ACL and its properties in the Splunk REST API Reference Manual.

The correct answer is A, because data can be added to a KV Store collection only in JSON format. KV Store is a feature that allows Splunk to store and manage data in collections of key-value pairs. A KV Store collection is a logical grouping of key-value pairs that can be accessed and manipulated by Splunk apps. Data can be added to a KV Store collection either by using the Splunk Web interface, the Splunk REST API, or the Splunk SDKs. In all cases, the data must be formatted as JSON objects, which are collections of name-value pairs enclosed in curly braces1. The other formats, such as XML, CSV, and TXT, are not supported by KV Store.

It uses the $row.field|n$ syntax to reference the value of the link field in each row of the table. This syntax is used to create dynamic links in Simple XML dashboards. The other options are incorrect because they either use invalid syntax or do not reference the link field correctly. You can find more information about dynamic drill-downs and link syntax in the Splunk Developer Guide.