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The SPLK-1003 exam covers a wide range of topics, including Splunk architecture, installation and configuration, data inputs and forwarders, user management, security, and troubleshooting. SPLK-1003 exam consists of 65 multiple-choice questions and has a time limit of 90 minutes. The passing score for the exam is 70%.
NEW QUESTION # 107
Which configuration files are used to transform raw data ingested by Splunk? (Choose all that apply.)
- A. rawdata.conf
- B. transforms.conf
- C. inputs.conf
- D. props.conf
Answer: B,D
Explanation:
https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/8.1.1/Knowledge/Configureadvancedextractionswithfieldtransforms use transformations with props.conf and transforms.conf to:
- Mask or delete raw data as it is being indexed
-Override sourcetype or host based upon event values
- Route events to specific indexes based on event content
- Prevent unwanted events from being indexed
NEW QUESTION # 108
A Universal Forwarder is collecting two separate sources of data (A,B). Source A is being routed through a Heavy Forwarder and then to an indexer. Source B is being routed directly to the indexer. Both sets of data require the masking of raw text strings before being written to disk. What does the administrator need to do to ensure that the masking takes place successfully?
- A. Make sure that props . conf and transforms . conf are both present on the Universal Forwarder.
- B. Place both props . conf and transforms . conf on the Heavy Forwarder for source A, and place both props . conf and transforms . conf on the indexer for source B.
- C. Make sure that props . conf and transforms . conf are both present on the in-dexer and the search head.
- D. For source A, make sure that props . conf is in place on the indexer; and for source B, make sure transforms . conf is present on the Heavy Forwarder.
Answer: B
Explanation:
The correct answer is D. Place both props . conf and transforms . conf on the Heavy Forwarder for source A, and place both props . conf and transforms . conf on the indexer for source B.
According to the Splunk documentation1, to mask sensitive data from raw events, you need to use the SEDCMD attribute in the props.conf file and the REGEX attribute in the transforms.conf file. The SEDCMD attribute applies a sed expression to the raw data before indexing, while the REGEX attribute defines a regular expression to match the data to be masked. You need to place these files on the Splunk instance that parses the data, which is usually the indexer or the heavy forwarder2. The universal forwarder does not parse the data, so it does not need these files.
For source A, the data is routed through a heavy forwarder, which can parse the data before sending it to the indexer. Therefore, you need to place both props.conf and transforms.conf on the heavy forwarder for source A, so that the masking takes place before indexing.
For source B, the data is routed directly to the indexer, which parses and indexes the data. Therefore, you need to place both props.conf and transforms.conf on the indexer for source B, so that the masking takes place before indexing.
NEW QUESTION # 109
A Universal Forwarder is collecting two separate sources of data (A,B). Source A is being routed through a Heavy Forwarder and then to an indexer. Source B is being routed directly to the indexer. Both sets of data require the masking of raw text strings before being written to disk. What does the administrator need to do to ensure that the masking takes place successfully?
- A. Make sure that props . conf and transforms . conf are both present on the Universal Forwarder.
- B. Place both props . conf and transforms . conf on the Heavy Forwarder for source A, and place both props . conf and transforms . conf on the indexer for source B.
- C. Make sure that props . conf and transforms . conf are both present on the in-dexer and the search head.
- D. For source A, make sure that props . conf is in place on the indexer; and for source B, make sure transforms . conf is present on the Heavy Forwarder.
Answer: B
Explanation:
Explanation
The correct answer is D. Place both props . conf and transforms . conf on the Heavy Forwarder for source A, and place both props . conf and transforms . conf on the indexer for source B.
According to the Splunk documentation1, to mask sensitive data from raw events, you need to use the SEDCMD attribute in the props.conf file and the REGEX attribute in the transforms.conf file. The SEDCMD attribute applies a sed expression to the raw data before indexing, while the REGEX attribute defines a regular expression to match the data to be masked. You need to place these files on the Splunk instance that parses the data, which is usually the indexer or the heavy forwarder2. The universal forwarder does not parse the data, so it does not need these files.
For source A, the data is routed through a heavy forwarder, which can parse the data before sending it to the indexer. Therefore, you need to place both props.conf and transforms.conf on the heavy forwarder for source A, so that the masking takes place before indexing.
For source B, the data is routed directly to the indexer, which parses and indexes the data. Therefore, you need to place both props.conf and transforms.conf on the indexer for source B, so that the masking takes place before indexing.
References: 1: Redact data from events - Splunk Documentation 2: Where do I configure my Splunk settings?
- Splunk Documentation
NEW QUESTION # 110
The following stanzas in inputs. conf are currently being used by a deployment client:
[udp: //145.175.118.177:1001
Connection_host = dns
sourcetype = syslog
Which of the following statements is true of data that is received via this input?
- A. Local firewall ports do not need to be opened on the deployment client since the port is defined in inputs.conf.
- B. If Splunk is restarted, data may be lost.
- C. The host value associated with data received will be the IP address that sent the data.
- D. If Splunk is restarted, data will be queued and then sent when Splunk has restarted.
Answer: B
Explanation:
Explanation
This is because the input type is UDP, which is an unreliable protocol that does not guarantee delivery, order, or integrity of the data packets. UDP does not have any mechanism to resend or acknowledge the data packets, so if Splunk is restarted, any data that was in transit or in the buffer may be dropped and not indexed.
NEW QUESTION # 111
Which of the following applies only to Splunk index data integrity check?
- A. Data model acceleration
- B. Summary Index
- C. Raw data in the index
- D. Lookup table
Answer: C
NEW QUESTION # 112
A security team needs to ingest a static file for a specific incident. The log file has not been collected previously and future updates to the file must not be indexed.
Which command would meet these needs?
- A. splunk edit oneshot [opt/ incident/data.* -index incident
- B. splunk edit monitor /opt/incident/data.* -index incident
- C. splunk add one shot / opt/ incident [data .log -index incident
- D. splunk add monitor /opt/incident/data.log -index incident
Answer: C
Explanation:
Explanation
The correct answer is A. splunk add one shot / opt/ incident [data . log -index incident According to the Splunk documentation1, the splunk add one shot command adds a single file or directory to the Splunk index and then stops monitoring it. This is useful for ingesting static files that do not change or update. The command takes the following syntax:
splunk add one shot <file> -index <index_name>
The file parameter specifies the path to the file or directory to be indexed. The index parameter specifies the name of the index where the data will be stored. If the index does not exist, Splunk will create it automatically.
Option B is incorrect because the splunk edit monitor command modifies an existing monitor input, which is used for ingesting files or directories that change or update over time. This command does not create a new monitor input, nor does it stop monitoring after indexing.
Option C is incorrect because the splunk add monitor command creates a new monitor input, which is also used for ingesting files or directories that change or update over time. This command does not stop monitoring after indexing.
Option D is incorrect because the splunk edit oneshot command does not exist. There is no such command in the Splunk CLI.
References:1:Monitor files and directories with inputs.conf - Splunk Documentation
NEW QUESTION # 113
What options are available when creating custom roles? (Choose all that apply.)
- A. Allow or restrict indexes that can be searched.
- B. Whitelist search terms.
- C. Limit the number of concurrent search jobs.
- D. Restrict search terms.
Answer: A,D
Explanation:
Explanation/Reference: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/7.2.6/Security/Aboutusersandroles
NEW QUESTION # 114
For single line event sourcetypes. it is most efficient to set SHOULD_linemerge to what value?
- A. True
- B. False
- C. Newline Character
- D. <regex string>
Answer: B
NEW QUESTION # 115
Which of the following is an appropriate description of a deployment server in a non-cluster environment?
- A. Allows management of local Splunk instances, requires Enterprise license, handles job of sending configurations packaged as apps. can automatically restart remote Splunk instances.
- B. Allows management of remote Splunk instances, requires no license, handles job of sending configurations, can automatically restart remote Splunk instances.
- C. Allows management of remote Splunk instances, requires Enterprise license, handles job of sending configurations, can manually restart remote Splunk instances.
- D. Allows management of remote Splunk instances, requires Enterprise license, handles job of sending configurations, can automatically restart remote Splunk instances.
Answer: D
Explanation:
Reference:
https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/8.2.2/Updating/Deploymentserverarchitecture
"A deployment client is a Splunk instance remotely configured by a deployment server".
NEW QUESTION # 116
Which valid bucket types are searchable? (Choose all that apply.)
- A. Warm buckets
- B. Cold buckets
- C. Frozen buckets
- D. Hot buckets
Answer: A,B,D
Explanation:
Explanation/Reference: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/7.3.1/Indexer/HowSplunkstoresindexes
NEW QUESTION # 117
In a distributed environment, which Splunk component is used to distribute apps and configurations to the other Splunk instances?
- A. Indexer
- B. Deployer
- C. Deployment server
- D. Forwarder
Answer: C
NEW QUESTION # 118
Which feature of Splunk's role configuration can be used to aggregate multiple roles intended for groups of users?
- A. Linked roles
- B. Grantable roles
- C. Role federation
- D. Role inheritance
Answer: D
Explanation:
You can have a role inherit certain properties from one or more existing role https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/8.0.5/Security/Aboutusersandroles
NEW QUESTION # 119
Which of the following statements describe deployment management? (select all that apply)
- A. Once used, is the only way to manage forwarders
- B. Is responsible for sending apps to forwarders.
- C. Requires an Enterprise license
- D. Can automatically restart the host OS running the forwarder.
Answer: B,C
Explanation:
https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/8.2.2/Admin/Distdeploylicenses#:~:text=License%20requirements,do%20not%20index%20external%20data.
"All Splunk Enterprise instances functioning as management components needs access to an Enterprise license. Management components include the deployment server, the indexer cluster manager node, the search head cluster deployer, and the monitoring console."
https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/8.2.2/Updating/Aboutdeploymentserver
"The deployment server is the tool for distributing configurations, apps, and content updates to groups of Splunk Enterprise instances."
NEW QUESTION # 120
Which of the following is valid distribute search group?
A)
B)
C)
D)
- A. Option C
- B. Option B
- C. Option D
- D. option A
Answer: C
NEW QUESTION # 121
Which is a valid stanza for a network input?
- A. [tcp://172.16.10.1:9997]
connection_host = web
sourcetype = web - B. [udp://172.16.10.1:9997]
connection = dns
sourcetype = dns - C. [tcp://172.16.10.1:10001]
connection_host = dns
sourcetype = dns - D. [any://172.16.10.1:10001]
connection_host = ip
sourcetype = web
Answer: C
Explanation:
https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/8.1.1/Data/Monitornetworkports
Reference: Bypassautomaticsourcetypeassignment
NEW QUESTION # 122
The LINE_BREAKER attribute is configured in which configuration file?
- A. transforms.conf
- B. indexes.conf
- C. inpucs.conf
- D. props.conf
Answer: D
NEW QUESTION # 123
Which authentication methods are natively supported within Splunk Enterprise? (select all that apply)
- A. RADIUS
- B. SAML
- C. Duo Multifactor Authentication
- D. LDAP
Answer: A,B,D
Explanation:
Reference:
Splunk authentication: Provides Admin, Power and User by default, and you can define your own roles using a list of capabilities. If you have an Enterprise license, Splunk authentication is enabled by default. See Set up user authentication with Splunk's built-in system for more information. LDAP: Splunk Enterprise supports authentication with its internal authentication services or your existing LDAP server. See Set up user authentication with LDAP for more information. Scripted authentication API: Use scripted authentication to integrate Splunk authentication with an external authentication system, such as RADIUS or PAM. See Set up user authentication with external systems for more information. Note: Authentication, including native authentication, LDAP, and scripted authentication, is not available in Splunk Free.
NEW QUESTION # 124
Which of the following are required when defining an index in indexes. conf? (select all that apply)
- A. frozenPath
- B. thawedPath
- C. homePath
- D. coldPath
Answer: B,C,D
NEW QUESTION # 125
How can native authentication be disabled in Splunk?
- A. Create an empty $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/passwd file
- B. Set SPLUNK_AUTHENTICATION=false in splunk-launch.conf
- C. Set nativeAuthentication=false in authentication.conf
- D. Remove the $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/passwd file
Answer: A
NEW QUESTION # 126
Which data pipeline phase is the last opportunity for defining event boundaries?
- A. Parsing phase
- B. Indexing phase
- C. Search phase
- D. Input phase
Answer: A
Explanation:
Explanation
Reference: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/8.2.3/Admin/Configurationparametersandthedatapipel The parsing phase is the process of extracting fields and values from raw data. The parsing phase respects LINE_BREAKER, SHOULD_LINEMERGE, BREAK_ONLY_BEFORE_DATE, and all other line merging settings in props.conf. These settings determine how Splunk breaks the data into events based on certain criteria, such as timestamps or regular expressions. The event boundaries are defined by the props.conf file, which can be modified by the administrator. Therefore, the parsing phase is the last opportunity for defining event boundaries.
NEW QUESTION # 127
Which optional configuration setting in inputs .conf allows you to selectively forward the data to specific indexer(s)?
- A. _INDEXER_LIST
- B. _INDEXER ROUTING
- C. _TCP_ROUTING
- D. _INDEXER_GROUP
Answer: D
NEW QUESTION # 128
Which of the following is a valid distributed search group?
[distributedSearch:Paris]
- A. [searchGroup:Paris]
default = false
servers = server1:8089, server2:8089
[searchGroup:Paris] - B. default = false
servers = server1:8089; server2:8089 - C. default = false
servers = server1, server2 - D. default = false
servers = server1:9997, server2:9997
[distributedSearch:Paris]
Answer: B
Explanation:
Explanation/Reference: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/7.3.1/DistSearch/Distributedsearchgroups
NEW QUESTION # 129
Assume a file is being monitored and the data was incorrectly indexed to an exclusive index. The index is cleaned and now the data must be reindexed. What other index must be cleaned to reset the input checkpoint information for that file?
- A. _introspection
- B. _audit
- C. _checkpoint
- D. _thefishbucket
Answer: D
Explanation:
--reset Reset the fishbucket for the given key or file in the btree. Resetting the checkpoint for an active monitor input reindexes data, resulting in increased license use. https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/8.1.1/Troubleshooting/CommandlinetoolsforusewithSupport
NEW QUESTION # 130
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