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HashiCorp Terraform Associate (003) Exam Guide

HashiCorp Terraform Associate (003) Exam Guide

By : Chandra Mohan Dhanasekaran, Manjunath H. Gowda
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HashiCorp Terraform Associate (003) Exam Guide

HashiCorp Terraform Associate (003) Exam Guide

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By: Chandra Mohan Dhanasekaran, Manjunath H. Gowda

Overview of this book

This HashiCorp Terraform Associate (003) exam guide simplifies technical content relating to the exam and helps you learn using real-world examples. The book is aligned with the latest exam objectives, which enables you to streamline your learning experience instead of referring to multiple sources for preparation. Moreover, the book is designed to serve as a "one-stop solution" for readers with varied levels of experience in Terraform. You'll learn how to efficiently provision and manage cloud and on-premises infrastructure using Terraform. As you progress, you’ll focus on essential commands, state management techniques, and best practices. Later chapters will show you how to harness the power of Terraform modules for code reusability and scalability. You’ll also gain insights into advanced topics such as debugging, troubleshooting, and leveraging Terraform Cloud and Terraform Enterprise for collaborative infrastructure management. This book provides you with lifetime access to supplementary practice resources such as mock exams, flashcards, and exam tips from experts. By the end of this book, you’ll have the knowledge and skills you need to confidently tackle the Terraform Associate certification exam and excel in your career.
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Hash and Crypto Functions

Hash and crypto functions are helpful to generate UUIDs in version 4 and version 5. There are more functions to compute different hashing methods such as SHA1, MD5, and so on, which have applicable use cases in the field of cryptography.

These functions can also be used to encrypt a file using different methods based on specific requirements. The examples used in the section will be available with the filename 9. hash-and-crypto-functions.txt in the GitHub link provided at the start of this chapter.

The uuid() Function

The uuid() function generates a unique UUID identifier. The version 4 UUID generated by this function is random in nature and cannot be duplicated easily. This function will generate a new output every time it is tried out.

Here is an example:

$ uuid()
> "9e3eaa9e-5304-4077-7a9a-4f267e9319aa"

The uuidv5() Function

This function generates a version 5 UUID based on the name and namespace values. This is different...

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