Splunk Splunk Certifications SPLK-1003 Questions & Answers

• Question 141:

  What is the default character encoding used by Splunk during the input phase?

  A. UTF-8

  B. UTF-16

  C. EBCDIC

  D. ISO 8859

  Correct Answer: A

  https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/7.3.1/Data/Configurecharactersetencoding

  "Configure character set encoding. Splunk software attempts to apply UTF-8 encoding to your scources by default. If a source foesn't use UTF-8 encoding or is a non-ASCII file, Splunk software tries to convert data from the source to UTF-8 encoding unless you specify a character set to use by setting the CHARSET key in the props.conf file."

• Question 142:

  TheLINE_BREAKERattribute is configured in which configuration file?

  A. props.conf

  B. indexes.conf

  C. inpucs.conf

  D. transforms.conf

  Correct Answer: A

  Reference:https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/SplunkCloud/8.2.2105/Data/Configuree ventlinebreaking

• Question 143:

  After automatic load balancing is enabled on a forwarder, the time interval for switching indexers can be updated by using which of the following attributes?

  A. channelTTL

  B. connectionTimeout

  C. autoLBFrequency

  D. secsInFailurelnterval

  Correct Answer: C

  Reference:https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Forwarder/8.2.1/Forwarder/Configurelo adbalancing

• Question 144:

  How is data handled by Splunk during the input phase of the data ingestion process?

  A. Data is treated as streams.

  B. Data is broken up into events.

  C. Data is initially written to disk.

  D. Data is measured by the license meter.

  Correct Answer: A

  https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/8.0.5/Deploy/Datapipeline "In the input segment, Splunk software consumes data. It acquires the raw data stream from its source, breaks in into 64K blocks, and annotates each block with some metadata keys."

  Reference: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/8.0.5/Deploy/Datapipeline

• Question 145:

  Event processing occurs at which phase of the data pipeline?

  A. Search

  B. Indexing

  C. Parsing

  D. Input

  Correct Answer: C

  According to the Splunk documentation1, event processing occurs at the parsing phase of the data pipeline. The parsing phase is where Splunk software processes incoming data into individual events, extracts timestamp information, assigns source types, and performs other tasks to make the data searchable1. The parsing phase can also apply field extractions, event type matching, and other transformations to the events2.

• Question 146:

  Which of the following configuration files are used with a universal forwarder? (Choose all that apply.)

  A. inputs.conf

  B. monitor.conf

  C. outputs.conf

  D. forwarder.conf

  Correct Answer: AC

  https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Forwarder/8.0.5/Forwarder/Configuretheuniversalf orwarder --Key configuration files are: inputs.conf controls how the forwarder collects data. outputs.conf controls how the forwarder sends data to an indexer or other forwarder server.conf for connection and performance tuning deploymentclient.conf for connecting to a deployment server

  Reference: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Forwarder/8.0.5/Forwarder/Configuretheuniversalforwarder

• Question 147:

  Social Security Numbers (PII) data is found in log events, which is against company policy. SSN format is as follows: 123-44-5678.

  Which configuration file and stanza pair will mask possible SSNs in the log events?

  A. props.conf [mask-SSN] REX = (?ms)^(.)\<[SSN>\d{3}-?\d{2}-?(\d{4}.*)$" FORMAT = $1###-##-$2 KEY = _raw

  B. props.conf [mask-SSN] REGEX = (?ms)^(.)\<[SSN>\d{3}-?\d{2}-?(\d{4}.*)$" FORMAT = $1###-##-$2 DEST_KEY = _raw

  C. transforms.conf [mask-SSN] REX = (?ms)^(.)\<[SSN>\d{3}-?\d{2}-?(\d{4}.*)$" FORMAT = $1###-##-$2 DEST_KEY = _raw

  D. transforms.conf [mask-SSN] REGEX = (?ms)^(.)\<[SSN>\d{3}-?\d{2}-?(\d{4}.*)$" FORMAT = $1###-##-$2 DEST_KEY = _raw

  Correct Answer: D

  because transforms.conf is the right configuration file to state the regex expression.https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/8.1.0/Admin/Transformsconf

  Reference: https://community.splunk.com/t5/Archive/How-to-mask-SSN-into-our-logs- going-into-Splunk/tdp/433035

• Question 148:

  Which option accurately describes the purpose of the HTTP Event Collector (HEC)?

  A. A token-based HTTP input that is secure and scalable and that requires the use of forwarders

  B. A token-based HTTP input that is secure and scalable and that does not require the use of forwarders.

  C. An agent-based HTTP input that is secure and scalable and that does not require the use of forwarders.

  D. A token-based HTTP input that is insecure and non-scalable and that does not require the use of forwarders.

  Correct Answer: B

  https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/8.2.2/Data/UsetheHTTPEventCollector "The HTTP Event Collector (HEC) lets you send data and application events to a Splunk deployment over the HTTP and Secure HTTP (HTTPS) protocols. HEC uses a token- based authentication model. You can generate a token and then configure a logging library or HTTP client with the token to send data to HEC in a specific format. This process eliminates the need for a Splunk forwarder when you send application events."

• Question 149:

  Immediately after installation, what will a Universal Forwarder do first?

  A. Automatically detect any indexers in its subnet and begin routing data.

  B. Begin generating internal Splunk logs.

  C. Begin reading local files on its server.

  D. Send an email to the operator that the installation process has completed.

  Correct Answer: B

  Immediately after installation, a universal forwarder will start generating internal Splunk logs that contain information about its own operation, such as configuration changes, data inputs, and forwarding activities1. These logs are stored in the $SPLUNK_HOME/var/log/splunk directory on the universal forwarder machine1. The universal forwarder will not automatically detect any indexers in its subnet and begin routing data, as it needs to be configured with the IP address and port number of the indexer or the deployment server2. The universal forwarder will not begin reading local files on its server, as it needs to be configured with the data inputs that specify which files or directories to monitor2. The universal forwarder will not send an email to the operator that the installation process has completed, as this is not a default behavior of the universal forwarder and would require additional configuration3.

• Question 150:

  Given a forwarder with the following outputs.conf configuration:

  [tcpout : mypartner]

  Server = 145.188.183.184:9097

  [tcpout : hfbank]

  server = inputsl . mysplunkhfs . corp : 9997 , inputs2 . mysplunkhfs . corp : 9997

  Which of the following is a true statement?

  A. Data will continue to flow to hfbank if 145.188.183.184:9097 is unreachable.

  B. Data is not encrypted to mypartner because 145.188:183.184 : 9097 is specified by IP.

  C. Data is encrypted to mypartner because 145.183.184:097 is specified by IP.

  D. Data will eventually stop flowing everywhere if 145.188.183.184:9097 is unreachable.

  Correct Answer: A

  The outputs.conf file defines how forwarders send data to receivers1. You can specify some output configurations at installation time (Windows universal forwarders only) or the CLI, but most advanced configuration settings require that you edit outputs.conf1.

  The [tcpout:...] stanza specifies a group of forwarding targets that receive data over TCP2. You can define multiple groups with different names and settings2. The server setting lists one or more receiving hosts for the group, separated by

  commas2. If you specify multiple hosts, the forwarder load balances the data across them2.

  Therefore, option A is correct, because the forwarder will send data to both inputsl.mysplunkhfs.corp:9997 and inputs2.mysplunkhfs.corp:9997, even if 145.188.183.184:9097 is unreachable.