Which practice is recommended for storing credentials used by Data Collectors?

Store them in plain text in the application code

Share them via email to team members

Store them in encrypted configuration files

Use the same credentials for all Data Collectors

An administrator needs to configure a Data Collector to use a database account. The company policy requires that the account credentials be encrypted at rest and that any changes to the credentials be logged. What should the administrator use?

Environment variables with the credentials.

A shared credential file used by all collectors.

A plain text configuration file with restricted file permissions.

The AppDynamics Controller's encrypted credential store with audit logging enabled.

An organization is rotating credentials for a Data Collector that connects to a third-party API. The administrator needs to update the credentials without disrupting data collection and must ensure that the change is tracked. What should the administrator do?

Edit the Data Collector configuration file directly and restart the collector immediately.

Update the credentials in the Controller's encrypted credential store and schedule the change during a maintenance window.

Create a new Data Collector with the new credentials and decommission the old one.

Use the same credentials and hope they are not compromised.

A Data Collector needs to access a REST API to collect metrics. The API requires authentication. What is the best practice for the credentials used by the collector?

Use basic authentication with the application's service account.

Use an admin API key to ensure access to all endpoints.

Use a dedicated API key with read-only access to the required endpoints.

Share the API key with other applications to simplify management.

A security assessment identifies that a Data Collector is using a shared service account that has write access to the application database. The collector only needs to read data. What is the primary security risk in this configuration?

The shared account makes it difficult to rotate credentials.

The collector may not be able to read data.

Unauthorized data modification if the collector is compromised.

Increased network traffic due to excessive permissions.

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Which practice is recommended for storing credentials used by Data Collectors?
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An administrator needs to configure a Data Collector to use a database account. The company policy requires that the account credentials be encrypted at rest and that any changes to the credentials be logged. What should the administrator use?
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An organization is rotating credentials for a Data Collector that connects to a third-party API. The administrator needs to update the credentials without disrupting data collection and must ensure that the change is tracked. What should the administrator do?
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A Data Collector needs to access a REST API to collect metrics. The API requires authentication. What is the best practice for the credentials used by the collector?
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5application · medium
A security assessment identifies that a Data Collector is using a shared service account that has write access to the application database. The collector only needs to read data. What is the primary security risk in this configuration?
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