Pass the Splunk Splunk SOAR Certified Automation Developer SPLK-2003 Questions and answers with CertsForce

In the given decision block, you are trying to evaluate the results of two action blocks: geolocate_ip_1 and file_reputation_2. The correct configuration for making a decision based on the result of geolocate_ip_1 is by checking the country_iso_code field from the action result and setting the evaluation option to != (not equal), with no specific value provided in the "Select Value" box. This essentially checks whether a valid country ISO code exists in the action result and proceeds if it's not empty or different from a specific value. This is a common check when working with geolocation results to see if a response has been returned.

Other options (B, C, and D) include response codes or list comparisons, which do not align with the decision structure mentioned, which needs to operate based on a country_iso_code field.

References:

Splunk SOAR Playbook Development Guide.

Splunk SOAR Documentation on Decision Blocks and Action Result Evaluation.

 The correct answer is C because configuring Phantom search to use an external Splunk server allows you to automate Splunk searches within Phantom using the run query action. This action can be used to run any Splunk search command on the external Splunk server and return the results to Phantom. You can also use the format results action to parse the results and use them in other blocks. See Splunk SOAR Documentation for more details.

Configuring Phantom (now known as Splunk SOAR) to use an external Splunk server enhances the automation capabilities within Phantom by allowing the execution of Splunk searches as part of the automation and orchestration processes. This integration facilitates the automation of tasks that involve querying data from Splunk, thereby streamlining security operations and incident response workflows. Splunk SOAR's ability to integrate with over 300 third-party tools, including Splunk, supports a wide range of automatable actions, thus enabling a more efficient and effective security operations center (SOC) by reducing the time to respond to threats and by making repetitive tasks more manageable

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 When configuring Splunk Phantom to integrate with an external Splunk Enterprise instance, it is typically required to have user accounts with sufficient privileges to access data and perform necessary actions. The roles of "superuser" and "administrator" in Splunk provide the broad set of permissions needed for such integration, enabling comprehensive access to data, management capabilities, and the execution of searches or actions that Phantom may require as part of its automated playbooks or investigations.