Splunk Core Certified User Practice Exam

How would you add the web index to the current search parameter?

1. (index=security OR index=web) "failed password"

2. (index=web AND index=security) "failed password"

3. index=security "failed password" OR index=web

4. index=web "failed password"

The correct answer is: (index=security OR index=web) "failed password"

To effectively add the web index to the current search parameter, it's important to understand how indexes work in Splunk. The goal is to retrieve results from both the security index and the web index regarding a specific search term. The correct approach combines both indexes using the OR operator, which allows you to query data from either of the specified indexes. By using (index=security OR index=web) "failed password", you are instructing Splunk to return events that contain the term "failed password" from either the security index or the web index. This is ideal if you want to analyze results that may exist in either index. The structure of your search string is crucial. In the correct syntax, grouping the indexes with parentheses clarifies that the search should retrieve matches from either index, enhancing clarity and preventing confusion in the query logic. This results in a straightforward search that targets "failed password" in both specified indexes. The other options fail to collect data from both indexes effectively due to different logical constructions, such as using AND, which would only return results that exist in both indexes simultaneously, which is likely not the intent here. Additionally, options that don’t group the indexes appropriately may lead to confusion in how the search is executed. Thus, the