Cloud-based IaC

Prompts and answers

• Terraform Core takes its input from two sources; this source keeps track of what the infrastructure currently looks like. What is the name of this source?
  State
• The other source defines what you want infrastructure to look like. What is the name of this source?
  Terraform Config files
• If there is a difference between what the infrastructure currently looks like and what you want it to look like, this will require a change. This change will be actioned by a....?
  Provider
• When defining the VPC (in the first example) before the resource block, what was defined?
  provider
• When modulating your infrastructure, what file acts as the central configuration file?
  main.tf
• Instead of repeatedly defining values across multiple infrastructure modules these values can be collected in one file and referenced. What is the name of this file?
  variables.tf
• What command would you run to action the steps outlined to take your infrastructure from the desired state to the actual state?
  terraform apply
• What command would you run to prepare your workspace?
  terraform init
• What command, when run, would provide you with a series of actions that would be required to take your infrastructure from the desired state to the actual state?
  terraform plan
• What is generated during stack creation?
  events
• Can you define rollback triggers in a template? (yay or nay)
  yay
• What allows you to refer to resources in another stack?
  Cross-Stack References
• Does CloudFormation support intrinsic functions? (yay or nay)
  yay
• What feature helps you understand the impact of modifications before they are applied?
  change sets
• Is CloudFormation cloud agnostic? (yay or nay)
  nay
• Which IaC tool has deep AWS integration?
  CloudFormation
• Which IaC tool has accessible community-driven modules?
  Terraform
• What can you do instead of hardcoding secrets in IaC code?
  Parameterise Sensitive Data
• What collaborative process can catch security issues early?
  Code Reviews
• What policies can you implement in CloudFormation for update controls?
  Stack Policies
• Can you use your Cloud-based IaC knowledge to get the flag?
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