Splunk Enterprise Certified Architect Practice Test

What might prevent a colleague from seeing the src_ip field in their search results?

1. The field was extracted as a private knowledge object.

2. The events are tagged as communicate, but are missing the network tag.

3. The Typing Queue is blocked.

4. The colleague did not explicitly use the field in the search and the search was set to Fast Mode.

The correct answer is: The field was extracted as a private knowledge object.

The correct answer highlights an important aspect of how fields are managed in Splunk. When a field is extracted as a private knowledge object, it means that only the user who created it has access to that field in their searches. Therefore, if a colleague is trying to access the src_ip field but it was extracted privately, they would not see that field in their search results. In Splunk, knowledge objects such as fields can be defined at different levels of visibility. Private knowledge objects are only accessible to the user who created them, whereas public knowledge objects can be accessed by all users. This private setting can limit visibility and is critical for maintaining the appropriate access to sensitive information or fields. In contrast, the other options relate to different mechanisms of access or functionality that would not directly limit the visibility of a field solely based on its accessibility status. For instance, if events are tagged in a specific way or if a queue is blocked, these issues do not inherently control the visibility of an extracted field. Similarly, the Fast Mode setting being used for searches can affect the performance and speed of the searches but does not justifiably prevent access to certain fields based on how they were defined when extracted. Understanding the concept of public vs private knowledge objects is essential