HashiCorp Certified: Vault Associate (002) — Question 68

You have manually created some usernames and passwords for a Microsoft SQL database on Azure, and need to store these credentials in Vault. What secrets engine should you use for this?

Answer options

• A. MSSQL database secrets engine
• B. Key/Value secrets engine version 2
• C. Azure secrets engine
• D. Transit engine

Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is B, Key/Value secrets engine version 2, as it is designed for storing arbitrary secrets like usernames and passwords. The other options either pertain specifically to database secrets management (A) or are not intended for general credential storage (C and D).