Deploy Backstage to Production CBA Practice Questions (Page 6)

Questions 26–30

1. 26expert · hard

   A company is deploying Backstage to production. They want to use SAML authentication with their corporate identity provider. They have configured the SAML provider in Backstage. However, after deployment, users cannot sign in. The logs show an error about an invalid certificate. What is the most likely cause?

   • AThe `auth.environment` is set to `development`, which disables SAML.
   • BThe frontend is not configured with the SAML provider's client ID.
   • CThe backend base URL is not set to HTTPS.
   • DThe SAML identity provider's certificate is not trusted by the Backstage backend.
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2. 27foundation · easy

   What is the purpose of the `yarn build` command in a Backstage project?

   • ATo start the development server
   • BTo run the test suite
   • CTo install dependencies
   • DTo create a production bundle of the frontend and backend
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4. 28foundation · easy

   Which of the following is a prerequisite for deploying Backstage to production?

   • AAn OAuth2 identity provider
   • BA Kubernetes cluster
   • CA PostgreSQL database instance
   • DA dedicated CDN for static assets
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5. 29application · medium

   A company is deploying Backstage to production. They have different configuration values for development and production, such as database connection strings and external service URLs. They want to manage these differences without duplicating the entire configuration file. What is the recommended approach?

   • AUse a separate configuration file for each environment and manually copy the common parts.
   • BCreate a single configuration file with all values and use comments to indicate which are for production.
   • CStore all configuration in environment variables and do not use configuration files.
   • DUse environment-specific configuration files like `app-config.production.yaml` that override the base configuration.
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6. 30foundation · easy

   What is the purpose of authorization policies in Backstage?

   • ATo define the frontend routing
   • BTo manage database connections
   • CTo control which users can access which resources
   • DTo encrypt data in transit
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