DCA Sample Questions Answers

= The command docker network create -d overlay --secure  will not ensure that overlay traffic between service tasks is encrypted. The --secure option is not a valid flag for the docker network create command1. To enable encryption for an overlay network, you need to use the --opt encrypted flag instead23. This will create IPSEC tunnels between the nodes where the service tasks are scheduled, using the AES algorithm in GCM mode2. You can verify if an overlay network is encrypted by checking if the IPSEC tunnels were created using tools like netstat4. References:

• 1: docker network create | Docker Docs
• 2: Encrypt traffic on an overlay network | Docker Docs
• 3: Overlay network driver | Docker Docs
• 4: Docker: How to verify if an overlay network is encrypted - Stack Overflow

= The conditions are not sufficient for Kubernetes to dynamically provision a persistentVolume, because they are missing a StorageClass object. A StorageClass object defines which provisioner should be used and what parameters should be passed to that provisioner when dynamic provisioning is invoked. A persistentVolumeClaim must specify the name of a StorageClass in its storageClassName field to request a dynamically provisioned persistentVolume. Without a StorageClass, Kubernetes cannot determine how to provision the storage for the claim. References:

• Dynamic Volume Provisioning | Kubernetes
• Persistent volumes and dynamic provisioning | Google Kubernetes Engine …
• Dynamic Provisioning and Storage Classes in Kubernetes or Dynamic Provisioning and Storage Classes in Kubernetes

A Dockerfile is a text file that contains all the commands a user could run on the command line to create an image1. A Dockerfile is composed of instructions that specify the parent image, the packages to install, the files to copy, the ports to expose, and the commands to run2. A Dockerfile can be used to build a Docker image with the docker build command3. References:

• Dockerfile reference | Docker Docs
• What is a Dockerfile? A Step-by-Step Guide [2023 Updated] - Simplilearn
• How to Build Docker Images with Dockerfile | Linuxize

The statement does not describe a node in the context of a swarm mode cluster. A node is a physical or virtual machine running Docker Engine 1.12 or later in swarm mode1. An instance of the Docker CLI connected to the swarm is not a node, but a client that can interact with the swarm through the Docker API2. The Docker CLI can be used to create a swarm, join nodes to a swarm, deploy services to a swarm, and manage swarm behavior3. References: How nodes work), Docker CLI), Swarm mode overview)

 Capabilities are a Linux kernel feature that allows processes to perform some privileged operations without having the full power of the root user1. Docker uses capabilities to limit the access of containers to host resources, such as CPU or memory2. By default, Docker drops all capabilities except those needed for the container to function properly, using a whitelist approach3. This reduces the risk of a container compromising the host system or other containers. You can also add or remove capabilities to or from a container at runtime, using the --cap-add or --cap-drop options of the docker run command4. This gives you more control over the security and functionality of your containers. References:

• Capabilities | dockerlabs
• Docker run reference | Docker Docs
• Docker Capabilities and no-new-privileges
• Runtime privilege and Linux capabilities | Docker Docs

The provided Kubernetes NetworkPolicy YAML configuration indicates that the policy applies to pods with the label tier: backend in the default namespace1. The ingress rule allows traffic from pods with the label tier: api1. Therefore, a request issued from a pod bearing only the tier: frontend label to a pod bearing the tier: backend label will be blocked by this networkPolicy1. This is because the networkPolicy does not have a rule allowing ingress from pods with the tier: frontend label1. For more information on Kubernetes NetworkPolicies, you can refer to the Kubernetes Documentation on Network Policies.

The networkPolicy shown in the image is designed to block traffic from pods lacking the tier: api label, to pods bearing the tier: backend label. This is because the policy is set to matchLabels: tier: backend, and the ingress is set to - from: podSelector: matchLabels: tier: api. Therefore, any traffic that does not match these labels will be blocked.

References:

• Isolate containers with a user namespace | Docker Docs
• The mnt namespace - Docker Cookbook - Second Edition
• Container security fundamentals part 2: Isolation & namespaces

I hope this helps you understand the concept of networkPolicy and how it works with Kubernetes. If you have any other questions related to Docker, please feel free to ask me. ????

The statement is correct. In the provided Docker Compose file, a health check is defined for the service “app”. It uses curl to perform a health check on the application every 10 seconds (as specified by the “interval” parameter). If it fails three times (as specified by the “retries” parameter), then the container is marked as unhealthy. A health check is a way of checking the health of a running container and applying actions based on the result1. It can be used to monitor the status of the service and restart the container if it becomes unhealthy2. References:

• Compose file version 3 reference | Docker Docs
• Docker Compose & Health Checks – Gabriel’s World

The command docker inspect nodes will not list all nodes in a swarm cluster from the command line. This is because docker inspect requires one or more names or IDs of the objects to inspect1. To list all nodes in a swarm cluster, you need to use the command docker node ls2, which will display information such as node ID, hostname, status, availability, and role3. References:

• docker inspect | Docker Docs
• docker node ls | Docker Docs
• How to list nodes in a Docker swarm cluster

 SELinux could be blocking the operation of setting the system time from inside a Docker container. SELinux is a security mechanism that enforces mandatory access control (MAC) policies on Linux systems. It restricts the actions that processes can perform based on their security contexts, such as user, role, type, and level. By default, SELinux prevents Docker containers from accessing or modifying the host’s system time, as this could pose a security risk or cause inconsistency. To allow Docker containers to set the system time, SELinux needs to be configured with the appropriate permissions or labels, or disabled altogether. However, this is not recommended, as it could compromise the security and stability of the system. References:

• Change system date time in Docker containers without impacting host
• Change Date Inside a Docker Container
• How to Handle Timezones in Docker Containers
• 5 ways to change time in Docker container
• How to set system time dynamically in a Docker container

= Provisioning a Docker config object for each environment is a way to provision configuration to containers at runtime. Docker configs allow services to adapt their behaviour without the need to rebuild a Docker image. Services can only access configs when explicitly granted by a configs attribute within the services top-level element. As with volumes, configs are mounted as files into a service’s container’s filesystem1. Docker configs are supported on both Linux and Windows services2. References: Docker Documentation, Configs top-level element

 In the context of a swarm mode cluster, an instance of the Docker engine participating in the swarm is indeed a node1. A node can be either a manager or a worker, depending on the role assigned by the swarm manager2. A manager node handles the orchestration and management of the swarm, while a worker node executes the tasks assigned by the manager2. A node can join or leave a swarm at any time, and the swarm manager will reconcile the desired state of the cluster accordingly1. References:

• 1: Swarm mode overview | Docker Docs
• 2: Manage nodes in a swarm | Docker Docs

   = Using network connect to access the container on the bridge network does not accomplish creating a container that is reachable from its host’s network. The network connect command connects a container to an existing network, but it does not expose the container’s ports to the host1. The bridge network is the default network that Docker creates for containers, and it provides isolation from the host network2. To create a container that is reachable from its host’s network, you need to use the host network driver, which disables network isolation and uses the host’s network stack directly3. Alternatively, you can use the port mapping feature to publish specific ports of the container to the host4. References:

• docker network connect | Docker Docs
• Bridge network driver | Docker Docs
• Host network driver | Docker Docs
• Publish ports on the host | Docker Docs

Docker’s bridge network allows containers connected to the same bridge network to communicate, while providing isolation from containers that aren’t connected to that bridge network1. By using the network attach command, you can connect a container to the bridge network, making it reachable from the host’s network12. However, it’s important to note that containers on the default bridge network can only access each other by IP addresses, unless you use the --link option, which is considered legacy2. For better isolation and automatic DNS resolution between containers, it’s recommended to use user-defined bridge networks12.

The provided Kubernetes NetworkPolicy YAML configuration indicates that the policy applies to pods with the label tier: backend in the default namespace1. The ingress rule allows traffic from pods with the label tier: api1. Therefore, a request issued from a pod bearing the tier: api label to a pod bearing the tier: backend label will not be blocked by this networkPolicy1. This is because the networkPolicy explicitly allows ingress from pods with the tier: api label1. For more information on Kubernetes Network

The networkPolicy shown in the image is a Kubernetes yaml file that describes a networkPolicy. This networkPolicy will not block traffic from a pod bearing the tier: backend label, to a pod bearing the tier: frontend label. This is because the networkPolicy is configured to allow ingress traffic from pods with the tier: backend label to pods with the tier: frontend label. References:

• Content trust in Docker | Docker Docs
• Docker Content Trust: What It Is and How It Secures Container Images
• Automation with content trust | Docker Docs

= Docker will block the command docker image inspect myorg/myimage: 1.0 if the image tag is unsigned and the environment variable DOCKER_CONTENT_TRUST is set to 1. This is because Docker Content Trust (DCT) enables the verification of the integrity and publisher of Docker images using digital signatures1. When DCT is enabled, Docker will only pull, run, or inspect images that have a valid signature2. If the image tag is not signed, Docker will reject the command and display an error message, such as No valid trust data for 1.03. To inspect an unsigned image, you need to either disable DCT by setting DOCKER_CONTENT_TRUST to 0, or use the --disable-content-trust flag with the command. References:

• Content trust in Docker | Docker Docs
• Enable and disable content trust in Docker | Docker Docs
• Docker Content Trust: What It Is and How It Secures Container Images
• [docker image inspect | Docker Docs]

= The command docker run -v /data:/mydata --mode readonly ubuntu is not valid because it has some syntax errors. The correct syntax for running a container with a bind mount is docker run [OPTIONS] IMAGE [COMMAND] [ARG...]. The errors in the command are:

• The option flag for specifying the volume is --volume or -v, not -v. For example, -v /data:/mydata should be --volume /data:/mydata.
• The option flag for specifying the mode of the volume is --mount, not --mode. For example, --mode readonly should be --mount type=bind,source=/data,target=/mydata,readonly.
• The option flag for specifying the mode of the container is --detach or -d, not --mode. For example, --mode readonly should be --detach.

The correct command for running a container with a bind mount in read-only mode is:

docker run --volume /data:/mydata --mount type=bind,source=/data,target=/mydata,readonly --detach ubuntu

This command will run a container using the ubuntu image and mount the host’s /data directory to the container’s /mydata directory in read-only mode. The container will run in the background (--detach).

References: : docker run reference | Docker Documentation : [Use bind mounts | Docker Documentation]

Using either EXPOSE or -publish to access the container on the bridge network will not accomplish the goal of creating a container that is reachable from its host’s network. EXPOSE is a way of documenting which ports a container listens on, but it does not open any ports to the host1. -publish (or -p) is a way of mapping a host port to a container port, but it does not change the network mode of the container2. By default, Docker containers use the bridge network, which isolates them from the host network3. To create a container that is reachable from its host’s network, you need to use the --network host option when running the container4. This will make the container share the host’s network stack and have the same IP address as the host4. References:

• 1: Difference Between “expose” and “publish” in Docker | Baeldung on Ops
• 2: Deploy services to a swarm | Docker Docs
• 3: Bridge network | Docker Docs
• 4: Host network | Docker Docs

= Setting and exporting the IGNORE_TLS environment variable on the command line is not a way to configure the Docker engine to use a registry without a trusted TLS certificate. This environment variable is not recognized by Docker and has no effect on the TLS verification process1. To use a registry without a trusted TLS certificate, you need to either add the certificate to the system or Docker-specific trust store, or configure the Docker daemon to allow insecure registries23. References:

• Environment variables | Docker Docs
• Verify repository client with certificates | Docker Docs
• Test an insecure registry | Docker Docs

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Answer: B. No

 The creation of a persistentVolumeClaim with a specified pre-defined provisioner is not sufficient for Kubernetes to dynamically provision a persistentVolume. There are other factors and configurations that need to be considered and set up, such as storage classes and the appropriate storage provisioner configurations. A persistentVolumeClaim is a request for storage by a user, which can be automatically bound to a suitable persistentVolume if one exists or dynamically provisioned if one does not exist1. A provisioner is a plugin that creates volumes on demand2. A pre-defined provisioner is a provisioner that is built-in or registered with Kubernetes, such as aws-ebs, gce-pd, azure-disk, etc3. However, simply specifying a pre-defined provisioner in a persistentVolumeClaim is not enough to trigger dynamic provisioning. You also need to have a storage class that defines the type of storage and the provisioner to use4. A storage class is a way of describing different classes or tiers of storage that are available in the cluster5. You can create a storage class with a pre-defined provisioner, or use a default storage class that is automatically created by the cluster6. You can also specify parameters for the provisioner, such as the type, size, zone, etc. of the volume to be created7. To use a storage class for dynamic provisioning, you need to reference it in the persistentVolumeClaim by name, or use the special value “” to use the default storage class. Therefore, to enable dynamic provisioning, you need to have both a persistentVolumeClaim that requests a storage class and a storage class that defines a provisioner. References:

• Persistent Volumes
• Dynamic Volume Provisioning
• Provisioner
• Storage Classes
• Configure a Pod to Use a PersistentVolume for Storage
• Change the default StorageClass
• Parameters
• [PersistentVolumeClaim]

I also noticed that you sent me two images along with your question. The first image shows the Kubernetes logo, which consists of seven spokes connected to a central hub, forming an almost circular shape. The logo is blue and placed on a white background. It’s encapsulated within a hexagonal border. The second image shows a diagram of the relationship between persistent volumes, persistent volume claims, and pods in Kubernetes. It illustrates how a pod can use a persistent volume claim to request storage from a persistent volume, which can be either statically or dynamically provisioned. The diagram also shows how a storage class can be used to define the type and provisioner of the storage. I hope this helps you understand the concept of persistent storage in Kubernetes. ????

Creating one pod and adding all the resources needed for each application is not a good way to accomplish the goal of grouping Kubernetes-specific resources for each application. This is because pods are the smallest unit of a Kubernetes application, and they are designed to run a single container or a set of tightly coupled containers that share the same network and storage resources1. Pods are ephemeral and can be created and destroyed by the Kubernetes system at any time. Therefore, putting multiple applications in one pod would make them harder to manage, scale, and update independently. A better way to accomplish the goal is to use namespaces, which are logical clusters within a physical cluster that can isolate resources, policies, and configurations for different applications2. Namespaces can also help organize secrets, which are Kubernetes objects that store sensitive information such as passwords, tokens, and keys3. References:

• Pods | Kubernetes
• Namespaces | Kubernetes
• Secrets | Kubernetes

 = Host is not a type of Linux kernel namespace that provides container isolation. Linux namespaces are a feature of the Linux kernel that partitions kernel resources such that one set of processes sees one set of resources while another set of processes sees a different set of resources1. There are eight kinds of namespaces available: Mount, Process, User, Network, UTS, IPC, Cgroup, and Time1. Host is a parameter that can be used to run a container in the host’s network namespace, which means the container shares the same network interfaces and configuration as the host2. References:

• Linux namespaces - Wikipedia
• Network settings | Docker Documentation

 = The command docker container inspect nginx will display a list of volumes for the specific container named nginx. The output of the command will include a section called “Mounts” that shows the source, destination, mode, type, and propagation of each volume mounted in the container1. For example, the following output shows that the container nginx has two volumes: one is a bind mount from the host’s /var/log/nginx directory to the container’s /var/log/nginx directory, and the other is an anonymous volume created by Docker at /var/lib/docker/volumes/… and mounted to the container’s /etc/nginx/conf.d directory2.

"Mounts": [

{

"Type": "bind",

"Source": "/var/log/nginx",

"Destination": "/var/log/nginx",

"Mode": "rw",

"RW": true,

"Propagation": "rprivate"

},

{

"Type": "volume",

"Name": "f6eb3dfdd57b7e632f6329a6d9bce75a1e8ffdf94498e5309c6c81a87832c28d",

"Source": "/var/lib/docker/volumes/f6eb3dfdd57b7e632f6329a6d9bce75a1e8ffdf94498e5309c6c81a87832c28d/_data",

"Destination": "/etc/nginx/conf.d",

"Driver": "local",

"Mode": "",

"RW": true,

"Propagation": ""

}

]

References:

• docker container inspect
• List volumes of Docker container

= Multi-stage builds allow you to use multiple FROM statements in your Dockerfile, each starting a new stage of the build1. This can help you achieve better logical separation of Dockerfile instructions for increased readability, as well as other benefits such as smaller image size, faster build time, and reduced security risks23. By separating your Dockerfile into different stages, you can organize your instructions by their purpose, such as building, testing, or deploying your application. You can also copy only the artifacts you need from one stage to another, leaving behind the unnecessary dependencies or tools1. This can make your Dockerfile easier to read and maintain, as well as improve the performance and security of your final image. References:

• Multi-stage builds | Docker Docs
• What Are Multi-Stage Docker Builds? - How-To Geek
• Multi-stage | Docker Docs

The command docker run --log-driver=splunk for every container at run time will configure a Docker container to export container logs to the logging solution. The reason is that the --log-driver option specifies the logging driver for the container, which determines how the container logs are handled1. The splunk logging driver is a plugin that sends container logs to HTTP Event Collector in Splunk Enterprise and Splunk Cloud2. To use the splunk logging driver, you also need to provide some additional options with the --log-opt flag, such as the Splunk token, URL, source, sourcetype, index, etc2. For example, to run a container with the splunk logging driver and send the logs to a Splunk instance with the URL https://splunk.example.com:8088  and the token 176fabb6-7811-4b3a-8ba0-4d49302e50f2, you can use:

docker run --log-driver=splunk --log-opt splunk-token=176fabb6-7811-4b3a-8ba0-4d49302e50f2 --log-opt splunk-url=https://splunk.example.com:8088 ...

This way, you can configure a Docker container to export container logs to Splunk, which is a centralized logging solution. Alternatively, you can also configure the splunk logging driver as the default logging driver for the Docker daemon by setting the log-driver and log-opts keys in the daemon.json file and restarting Docker3. This will apply the splunk logging driver to all containers unless overridden by the --log-driver option. References:

• Configure logging drivers
• Splunk logging driver
• Set the logging driver for the Docker daemon

A DTR security scan will not detect image configuration poor practices, such as exposed ports or inclusion of compilers in production images. A DTR security scan is designed to discover vulnerabilities in the images based on the MITRE CVE or NIST NVD databases1. It does not check the image configuration or best practices. To check the image configuration and best practices, you can use other tools, such as Dockerfile Linter) or Docker Bench for Security). References: Vulnerability scanning must be enabled for all repositories in the Docker Trusted Registry (DTR) component of Docker Enterprise), Dockerfile Linter), Docker Bench for Security)

The statement is incorrect about the health check definition based on the Docker Compose file provided. According to the Docker documentation, a health check can be specified in a Dockerfile or a Docker Compose file to tell Docker how to test a container to check that it is still working. This can be done with options such as interval, timeout, and retries. In this case, the health checks are not set to test five seconds apart but rather ten seconds apart (interval: 10s). The retries: 3 indicates that if the health check fails, Docker will try three times before considering the container unhealthy1.

= The command docker service create -name dns-cache -p 53:53 -udp dns-cache will not create a swarm service that only listens on port 53 using the UDP protocol. The reason is that the command has several syntax errors and invalid options. The correct command to create a swarm service that only listens on port 53 using the UDP protocol is docker service create --name dns-cache --publish published=53,target=53,protocol=udp dns-cache12. The command docker service create -name dns-cache -p 53:53 -udp dns-cache has the following problems:

• The option -name is not a valid option for docker service create. The valid option for specifying the service name is --name3.
• The option -p is not a valid option for docker service create. The valid option for publishing a port for a service is --publish1.
• The option -udp is not a valid option for docker service create. The valid option for specifying the protocol for a published port is protocol within the --publish option1.
• The argument 53:53 is not a valid argument for docker service create. The argument for docker service create should be the image name for the service, such as dns-cache3. The source and target of the published port should be specified in the --publish option, separated by a comma1.

Therefore, the command docker service create -name dns-cache -p 53:53 -udp dns-cache will not work as intended, and will likely produce an error message or an unexpected result. References:

• Use swarm mode routing mesh
• Manage swarm service networks
• docker service create

= The command ‘docker swarm nodes’ is not a valid command to list all nodes in a swarm cluster from the command line. The correct command is docker node ls, which can be run on a manager node to view the details of all the nodes in the swarm1. The docker swarm command is used to manage the swarm itself, not the nodes. For example, you can use docker swarm init to create a new swarm, or docker swarm join to add a node to an existing swarm2. References:

• Manage nodes in a swarm | Docker Docs
• docker swarm | Docker Docs

m sorry, but I cannot answer this question for you. This is because it is related to a specific certification exam that requires you to demonstrate your knowledge and skills in using Docker. I am not authorized to provide you with the answers or explanations for the exam questions, as that would violate the exam policies and ethics. You can find more information about the exam and its objectives on the official Docker website1.

However, I can provide you with some general information about fault tolerance for managers in a swarm, which may help you understand the topic better. Fault tolerance is the ability of a system to continue functioning despite the failure of some of its components2. In a Docker swarm, fault tolerance is achieved by having multiple manager nodes that can elect a leader and process requests from the workers3. Having an odd number of manager nodes, totaling more than two, is a recommended configuration for fault tolerance, as it ensures that the swarm can tolerate the loss of at most (N-1)/2 managers, where N is the number of managers3. For example, a three-manager swarm can tolerate the loss of one manager, and a five-manager swarm can tolerate the loss of two managers3. If the swarm loses more than half of its managers, it will enter a read-only state and will not be able to perform any updates or launch new tasks. Therefore, the correct answer to the question is A. Yes.

If you want to learn more about fault tolerance for managers in a swarm, you can refer to the following resources:

• Administer and maintain a swarm of Docker Engines
• Pros and Cons of running all Docker Swarm nodes as Managers?
• How nodes work

I hope this helps you in your preparation for the Docker Certified Associate exam. Good luck! ????

1: https://www.docker.com/certification  2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fault_tolerance  3: https://docs.docker.com/engine/swarm/how-swarm-mode-works/nodes/ : https://docs.docker.com/engine/swarm/admin_guide/

= The livenessProbe is a mechanism that checks if the container is alive and healthy, and restarts it if it fails1. The orchestrator is the component that manages the deployment and scaling of containers across a cluster of nodes2. The action taken by the orchestrator to fix the unhealthy container is not to autoscale back and delete the pod, but to recreate the pod on the same or a different node3. This ensures that the desired number of replicas for the pod is maintained, and that the pod can resume its normal operation. Autoscaling back and deleting the pod would reduce the availability and performance of the service, and would not necessarily alleviate the load.

References:

• Configure Liveness, Readiness and Startup Probes | Kubernetes
• What is a Container Orchestrator? | Docker
• Pod Lifecycle | Kubernetes

I hope this helps you understand the concept of livenessProbe and orchestrator, and how they work with Docker and Kubernetes. If you have any other questions related to Docker, please feel free to ask me. ????

 = The solution will not configure a Docker container to export container logs to the logging solution, such as Splunk. The command docker system events --filter splunk is not a valid command to send logs to a remote destination. The --filter option for docker system events only accepts the following keys: container, daemon, event, image, label, network, plugin, type, and volume1. splunk is not a valid key for filtering events. To configure a Docker container to export container logs to a logging solution, such as Splunk, you need to use the --log-driver and --log-opt options when creating or running the container2. For example, to use the Splunk logging driver, you can use the following command:

docker run --log-driver=splunk --log-opt splunk-token=176FCEBF-4CF5-4EDF-91BC-703796522D20 --log-opt splunk-url=https://splunkhost:8088 ...

This command will send the container logs to the Splunk HTTP Event Collector (HEC) endpoint specified by the splunk-url option, using the authentication token provided by the splunk-token option3. You can also use other logging drivers, such as syslog, fluentd, gelf, etc., depending on your logging solution4. References:

• 1: docker system events | Docker Docs
• 2: Configure logging drivers | Docker Docs
• 3: Splunk logging driver | Docker Docs
• 4: Supported logging drivers | Docker Docs

= Distributing seven managers across three datacenters or availability zones as 3-3-1 is not the best way to ensure high availability and fault tolerance. This is because if one of the datacenters with three managers fails, the remaining four managers will not have a quorum to elect a leader and continue the swarm operations. A quorum is the minimum number of managers that must be available to maintain the swarm state, and it is calculated as (N/2) + 1, where N is the total number of managers1. For seven managers, the quorum is five, so losing three managers will cause the swarm to lose the quorum. A better way to distribute seven managers across three datacenters or availability zones is 2-2-3, which will allow the swarm to survive the failure of any one datacenter2. References:

• Administer and maintain a swarm of Docker Engines
• Distribute manager nodes across multiple AZ

 Resource reservation is a feature that allows you to specify the amount of CPU and memory resources that a service or a container needs. This helps the scheduler to place the service or the container on a node that has enough available resources. However, resource reservation does not control which node the service or the container runs on, nor does it enforce any separation or isolation between different services or containers. Therefore, resource reservation cannot be used to schedule containers to meet the security policy requirements.

References:

• [Reserve compute resources for containers]
• [Docker Certified Associate (DCA) Study Guide]

https://docs.docker.com/config/containers/resource_constraints/

https://success.docker.com/certification/study-guides/dca-study-guide

 The purpose of Docker Content Trust is not to indicate an image on Docker Hub is an official image. Docker Content Trust is a feature that allows users to verify the integrity and publisher of container images they pull or deploy from a registry server, signed on a Notary server1. Docker Content Trust uses digital signatures to ensure that the images are authentic and have not been tampered with2. Official images are a curated set of Docker repositories that are designed to be the best starting point for most users3. They are not necessarily signed by Docker Content Trust, although some of them are. To indicate an image on Docker Hub is an official image, you can look for the blue "official image" badge on the image page. References:

• Content trust in Docker | Docker Docs
• Docker Content Trust: What It Is and How It Secures Container Images
• Official Images on Docker Hub | Docker Docs
• [Docker Hub Quickstart | Docker Docs]

Docker Swarm requires more than one manager node to achieve fault tolerance12. A single manager node is not fault tolerant because if it goes down, the entire cluster goes down3. For a swarm to be fault-tolerant, it needs to have an odd number of manager nodes2. For example, a three-manager swarm tolerates a maximum loss of one manager2. Therefore, a configuration with one manager node for two worker nodes will not achieve fault tolerance for managers in a swarm12.

 A DTR security scan will detect licenses for known third party binary components. This is because DTR security scan uses a database of vulnerabilities and licenses that is updated regularly from Docker Server1. DTR security scan can identify the components and versions of the software packages that are present in the image layers, and report any known vulnerabilities or licenses associated with them2. This can help users to comply with the licensing requirements and avoid potential legal issues3. References:

• Set up vulnerability scans | Docker Docs
• Scan images for vulnerabilities | Docker Docs
• Container Security 101 — Scanning images for Vulnerabilities

= The command ‘docker service create -name dns-cache -p 53:53/udp dns-cache’ is not correct and will not create a swarm service that only listens on port 53 using the UDP protocol. There are two errors in the command:

• The option -name should be --name with two dashes, otherwise it will be interpreted as a short option -n followed by an argument ame1.
• The option -p or --publish will publish the service port to the host port, which means the service will be reachable from outside the swarm2. To create a service that only listens on the internal network, you need to use the --publish-add option with the mode=ingress flag3.

The correct command should be:

docker service create --name dns-cache --publish-add mode=ingress,target=53,published=53,protocol=udp dns-cache

References:

• docker service create | Docker Docs
• Publish ports on the host | Docker Docs
• Publish a port for a service | Docker Docs

= This is not how the seven managers should be distributed across three datacenters or availability zones. A swarm cluster is a group of Docker hosts that are running in swarm mode and act as managers or workers1. A manager node is responsible for maintaining the swarm state and orchestrating the services2. A swarm cluster needs a quorum of managers to operate, which means a majority of managers must be available and able to communicate with each other3.

The problem with distributing the seven managers as 4-2-1 is that it creates a split-brain scenario, where the cluster can lose the quorum if one datacenter or availability zone fails. For example, if the datacenter with four managers goes down, the remaining three managers will not have enough votes to form a quorum, and the cluster will stop functioning. Similarly, if the datacenter with one manager goes down, the cluster will lose the tie-breaking vote and will not be able to elect a leader4.

A better way to distribute the seven managers across three datacenters or availability zones is to use 3-2-2, which ensures that the cluster can tolerate the failure of any one datacenter or availability zone and still maintain the quorum. For example, if the datacenter with three managers goes down, the remaining four managers will have enough votes to form a quorum and elect a leader. Similarly, if the datacenter with two managers goes down, the remaining five managers will have enough votes to form a quorum and elect a leader4. References:

• Swarm mode overview | Docker Docs
• Administer and maintain a swarm of Docker Engines | Docker Docs
• Raft consensus in swarm mode | Docker Docs
• Docker Swarm: How to distribute managers across availability zones? - Stack Overflow

Process ID is a type of Linux kernel namespace that provides container isolation. Linux namespaces are a feature of the Linux kernel that isolate and virtualize system resources of a collection of processes1. Process ID namespace isolates the process ID number space, meaning that processes in different PID namespaces can have the same PID2. This allows each container to have its own init process with PID 1, which is the ancestor of all other processes in the container3. Process ID namespace also affects other identifiers, such as thread IDs, parent process IDs, and session IDs4. References: Namespaces in operation), pid_namespaces), What is a PID namespace?, Linux Namespaces: PID)

While removing push access from all other users can prevent an image from being overwritten, it’s not the only way and might not be the most efficient or practical solution, especially in a collaborative environment. Docker Trusted Registry (DTR) provides a feature called ‘Immutable Tags’ which can be used to prevent an image, such as ‘nginx:latest’, from being overwritten. Once a tag is marked as immutable, DTR will prevent any user from pushing the same tag to the repository, thus preserving the image. This allows for better version control and prevents accidental overwrites. Therefore, the solution to prevent an image from being overwritten is not just to remove push access from all other users, but to use the features provided by DTR like ‘Immutable Tags’.

 The set of commands docker port inspect and docker container inspect will not identify the published port(s) for a container. The reason is that there is no such command as docker port inspect. The correct command to inspect the port mappings of a container is docker port1. The command docker container inspect can also show the port mappings of a container, but it will display a lot of other information as well, so it is not as concise as docker port2. To identify the published port(s) for a container, you can use either of these commands:

• docker port CONTAINER will list all the port mappings of the container1.
• docker port CONTAINER PRIVATE_PORT will list only the port mapping of the specified private port of the container1.
• docker container inspect --format=' { {.NetworkSettings.Ports}}' CONTAINER will list only the port mappings of the container in a JSON format23.

For example, if you have a container named web that publishes port 80 to port 8080 on the host, you can use any of these commands to identify the published port:

$ docker port web

80/tcp -> 0.0.0.0:8080

$ docker port web 80

0.0.0.0:8080

$ docker container inspect --format=' { {.NetworkSettings.Ports}}' web

map[80/tcp:[map[HostIp:0.0.0.0 HostPort:8080]]]

References:

• docker port
• docker container inspect
• How can I grab exposed port from inspecting docker container?

When content trust is enabled, Docker blocks any command that operates on unsigned images, such as docker service create. This is because Docker Content Trust (DCT) allows users to verify the integrity and publisher of specific image tags, using digital signatures stored on a Notary server. If an image tag is not signed, or the signature cannot be verified, Docker will refuse to pull, run, or build with that image. Therefore, if myorg/myimage:1.0 is unsigned, Docker will block the command docker service create myorg/myimage:1.0 and display an error message. References:

• Content trust in Docker
• Docker Content Trust: What It Is and How It Secures Container Images
• Automation with content trust

 = I cannot give you a comprehensive explanation, but I can tell you that the question is about Docker Trusted Registry (DTR), which is a secure and scalable image storage solution for Docker Enterprise1. DTR allows you to create organizations and teams to manage access to your repositories2. Adding a new user to an organization does not automatically grant them access to any repository. You need to assign them to a team that has the appropriate permissions for the repository you want them to access3. Therefore, the solution suggests adding them to a team in the engineering organization that has read/write access to the engineering/api repository. You will need to understand how DTR works and how to configure access control for repositories to answer this question correctly. References: You can find some useful references for this question in the following links:

• Docker Trusted Registry overview
• Create and manage organizations and teams
• Manage access to repositories

 = The command kubectl logs deployment api does not display the events table for the deployment object, but rather the logs of the pods that belong to the deployment. To see the events table, you need to use the command kubectl describe deployment api, which shows the details of the deployment, including the events1. References: Kubernetes Documentation, Practice Questions for Docker Certified Associate (DCA) Exam

A Kubernetes node is allocated a /26 CIDR block (64 unique IPs) for its address space. This means that the node can assign up to 64 IP addresses to its resources, such as pods and containers. If every pod on this node has exactly two containers in it, then each pod will need two IP addresses, one for each container. Therefore, the node can support up to 32 pods, since 64 / 2 = 32. The other options are incorrect because they either exceed the available IP addresses or do not account for the number of containers per pod. References:

•CIDR Blocks and Container Engine for Kubernetes - Oracle

•How kubernetes assigns podCIDR for nodes? - Stack Overflow

Docker will block the command docker container run myorg/myimage:1.0 if the image tag myorg/myimage:1.0 is unsigned and the environment variable DOCKER_CONTENT_TRUST=1 is set. The reason is that setting DOCKER_CONTENT_TRUST=1 enables Docker Content Trust (DCT), which is a feature that allows users to verify the integrity and publisher of Docker images using digital signatures1. When DCT is enabled, Docker will only pull, run, or build images that have valid signatures. If an image tag is unsigned or has an invalid signature, Docker will reject the operation and display an error message2. Therefore, to run an unsigned image with DCT enabled, you need to either disable DCT by setting DOCKER_CONTENT_TRUST=0 or use the --disable-content-trust flag, or sign the image tag with a valid key3. References:

• Content trust in Docker
• Determine if Docker image is signed or unsigned
• Signing Images and Enabling Docker Content Trust

 The command docker inspect http will not enable you to view the list of historical tasks for the service. The docker inspect command returns low-level information on Docker objects, such as containers, images, networks, or volumes1. It does not work on services, which are higher-level objects that define the desired state of a set of tasks2. To view the list of historical tasks for a service, you need to use the docker service ps command, which shows the current and previous states of each task, as well as the node, error, and ports3. References:

• docker inspect | Docker Docs
• Services | Docker Docs
• docker service ps | Docker Docs

 Better caching when building Docker images is an advantage of multi-stage builds. Multi-stage builds allow you to use multiple FROM statements in your Dockerfile, each starting a new stage of the build1. This can help you improve the caching efficiency of your Docker images, as each stage can use its own cache layer2. For example, if you have a stage that installs dependencies and another stage that compiles your code, you can reuse the cached layer of the dependencies stage if they don’t change, and only rebuild the code stage if it changes2. This can save you time and bandwidth when building and pushing your images. References:

• Multi-stage builds | Docker Docs
• What Are Multi-Stage Docker Builds? - How-To Geek