[ Vault Enterprise] Describe the Benefits and Use Cases of Seal Wrap (PKCS#11) VAULT-OPERATIONS-PROFESSIONAL Practice Questions (Page 3)

Questions 11–15

1. 11application · medium

   A Vault Enterprise administrator is planning to use seal wrap to protect the transit engine's encryption keys. They also want to ensure that the transit engine can continue to encrypt/decrypt data even if the HSM is temporarily unavailable. What is the correct approach?

   • AEnable seal wrap, but keep the transit keys in memory after Vault unseals, so transit operations continue without the HSM.
   • BEnable seal wrap and configure Vault to automatically rewrap keys if the HSM is unavailable.
   • CDo not enable seal wrap; instead, store the transit keys in a separate database.
   • DEnable seal wrap and rely on the HSM for all transit operations, so the transit engine stops if the HSM is down.
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2. 12foundation · easy

   In Vault Enterprise, what is the primary purpose of seal wrap?

   • ATo compress data before storing it to reduce storage costs
   • BTo provide an additional layer of encryption for sensitive values using a key that is not stored in Vault's storage backend
   • CTo encrypt data stored in Vault's storage backend using a key derived from the master key
   • DTo sign audit logs to ensure their integrity and non-repudiation
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4. 13application · medium

   A Vault Enterprise cluster is using seal wrap with an HSM. The security team wants to understand the operational benefit of seal wrap compared to using a software-based seal. What is the key operational advantage?

   • AIt allows Vault to automatically rekey the master key without downtime.
   • BIt eliminates the need for a storage backend backup.
   • CIt provides a higher level of security because the encryption key is stored in hardware.
   • DIt reduces the number of unseal keys that need to be managed.
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5. 14application · medium

   A Vault Enterprise administrator is configuring seal wrap with an HSM. They want to ensure that the HSM is used for both seal wrap and unsealing. What is the correct configuration?

   • AEnable seal wrap and use a separate HSM for unsealing.
   • BUse a Shamir seal and configure the HSM separately for seal wrap.
   • CUse the HSM as the seal type and enable seal wrap in the Vault configuration.
   • DUse the HSM only for seal wrap and keep the Shamir seal for unsealing.
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6. 15application · medium

   A Vault Enterprise administrator is planning to use seal wrap to protect the root key. They want to ensure that the root key can be unwrapped only by the HSM. What is the correct configuration?

   • AEnable seal wrap with an HSM seal; the root key will be wrapped with an HSM-held key.
   • BEnable seal wrap but store the wrapping key in Vault's configuration file.
   • CUse a Shamir seal and manually encrypt the root key with a password.
   • DUse a transit engine to encrypt the root key.
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