ITGSS Certified DevOps Engineer Practice Test

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What type of requests should applications perform to access secrets in Kubernetes?

POST
DELETE
GET
PUT

The correct answer is: GET

Applications should perform GET requests to access secrets in Kubernetes because GET is the standard method used for retrieving data from a server. In the context of Kubernetes, secrets are stored as part of the cluster's etcd database, and accessing them requires a request to retrieve the information securely. When an application makes a GET request for a Kubernetes secret, it communicates with the Kubernetes API server, which processes the request and returns the secret data if the requesting entity has the necessary permissions. This approach aligns with RESTful principles, where retrieving data utilizes the GET method, ensuring that applications can read but not modify or delete the secret information unless explicitly authorized to do so. In contrast, other request types such as POST, DELETE, or PUT are used for creating, updating, or deleting resources, rather than accessing them. Therefore, using a GET request is the appropriate and standard method for applications looking to access secrets within a Kubernetes environment.