Correct Answer: Use the Secret Manager CSI driver to mount secrets as volumes in K8s
The CSI driver (Secret Manager) allows GKE pods to access secrets safely using IAM-based identity instead of static K8s secrets....
Correct Answer
Use the Secret Manager CSI driver to mount secrets as volumes in K8s
Why This Answer Is Correct
The CSI driver (Secret Manager) allows GKE pods to access secrets safely using IAM-based identity instead of static K8s secrets.
This question evaluates your knowledge of Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) — a core concept tested in Professional Cloud Architect. Understanding Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) is essential for designing scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud architectures. Mastery of this topic will help you answer scenario-based questions confidently on exam day.
Your company is running a stateful application on GKE. You need to ensure that when a pod is rescheduled to a different node, it can still access its persistent data. What must you use?
A global enterprise needs to implement a Disaster Recovery (DR) solution for their multi-region GKE deployment. They want to ensure that in the event of a regional failure, user traffic is automatically rerouted to the secondary region with minimal latency. What is the key component?
To prevent unauthorized lateral movement in a GKE cluster if a pod is compromised, what security feature should you implement?
Scenario: To secure a GKE cluster for a HIPAA-compliant workload, an architect wants to ensure that all administrative actions (e.g., creating a deployment) are logged. Which tool is essential?
To improve the security of a GKE cluster, an architect wants to ensure that all pods are forbidden from running as the 'root' user and that they cannot access the host's filesystem. Which Kubernetes resource handles these security constraints?