Salesforce-MuleSoft-Developer-II Salesforce Certified MuleSoft Developer II (Mule-Dev-301) Questions and Answers

When using XML SDK for creating custom message processors, all operations are public by default and can be used by any Mule application that imports them. There is no way to make an operation private or protected in XML SDK. References: https://docs.mulesoft.com/mule-sdk/1.1/xml-sdk#operations

To test that the payment API is working in production, the developer should create a health check endpoint that listens on a separate port and uses a separate HTTP Listener configuration from the API. This way, the developer can isolate the health check endpoint from the API traffic and avoid affecting the performance or availability of the API. The health check endpoint should return a simple response that indicates the status of the API, such as OK or ERROR. References: https://docs.mulesoft.com/api-functional-monitoring/afm-create-monitor#create-a-monitor

To enable mTLS authentication for HTTP Listener, the developer needs to set an appropriate keystore and truststore configuration for the listener. The keystore contains the certificate and private key of the Mule application that are used to prove its identity to clients. The truststore contains the certificates of trusted clients that are allowed to access the Mule application. References: https://docs.mulesoft.com/mule-runtime/4.3/tls-configuration#mutual-authentication

To encrypt the data before sending it to the backend application using PGP encryption, the application needs the public key from the backend service. PGP encryption uses a public-key cryptography system, which means that each party has a pair of keys: a public key and a private key. The public key is used to encrypt data, and the private key is used to decrypt data. Therefore, to encrypt data for a specific recipient (the backend service), the application needs to use the recipient’s public key. The recipient can then use its own private key to decrypt the data. References: https://docs.mulesoft.com/mule-runtime/4.3/cryptography-pgp

To reuse Mule Maven plugin configuration across multiple individual Mule applications, the developer should use a parent pom.xml file. A parent pom.xml file defines common configuration for one or more child projects that inherit from it. The developer can specify common properties and dependencies for all child projects in the parent pom.xml file, such as Mule Maven plugin configuration, and then reference them in each child project’s pom.xml file using placeholders. References: https://docs.mulesoft.com/mule-runtime/4.3/mmp-concept#parent-pom https://maven.apache.org/guides/introduction/introduction-to-the-pom.html#Project_Inheritance

To convert a JKS keystore to PKCS12, the developer needs to use the keytool-importkeystore command with the following options: -srckeystore keystore.jks -srcstoretype JKS -destkeystore keystore.p12 -deststoretype PKCS12. This command imports all entries from a source JKS keystore (keystore.jks) into a destination PKCS12 keystore (keystore.p12). References: https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/tools/keytool.html#GUID-5990A2E4-78E3-47B7-AE75-6D1826259549

To allow more than one major version of the same API to be exposed by the implementation, the developer should modify the baseUri property in the RAML file to include a variable that indicates the version number. The baseUri property defines the base URL of the API and can include variables that are replaced with actual values when mocking or deploying the API. By using a variable for the version number, the developer can expose different versions of the API using different base URLs and avoid conflicts or confusion. References: https://docs.mulesoft.com/api-designer/design-modify-raml-specs#baseuri https://docs.mulesoft.com/api-manager/2.x/api-versioning

When an HTTP request is received and the HTTP Caching policy is applied first, it checks if there is a cached response for that request in Object Store. If there is a cache hit, meaning that a valid cached response exists, then only the HTTP Caching policy is evaluated and the cached response is returned to the caller without invoking the OAuth policy or the API implementation. If there is a cache miss, meaning that no valid cached response exists, then both the HTTP Caching policy and the OAuth policy are evaluated before invoking the API implementation. References: https://docs.mulesoft.com/api-manager/2.x/http-caching-policy#policy-ordering

secure::tiskeystore,keyPassowrd∗∗ShortExplanationofCorrectAnswerOnly:Toreferenceasecurepropertyvaluewithintheapplication,thedeveloperneedstousethesyntax{secure::}. In this case, the property name is tiskeystore,keyPassword, so the correct syntax is ${secure::tiskeystore,keyPassowrd}. References: https://docs.mulesoft.com/mule-runtime/4.3/secure-configuration-properties#referencing-secure-properties

In case of a system failure, in-flight messages in persistent VM queues that have been consumed will be processed after the system comes online. This is because persistent VM queues store messages on disk and guarantee delivery even if there is a system crash or restart. Therefore, any in-flight messages that have been consumed but not processed will be recovered from disk and processed when the system is back online. References: https://docs.mulesoft.com/mule-runtime/4.3/vm-connector#persistent-queues

To develop an API that retrieves data from a hospital system using reusable Java libraries, the developer should install libraries in a local repository and refer to it in the pom.xml file. This way, the developer can use Maven to manage dependencies and invoke Java code from Mule applications using Java Module operations. References: https://docs.mulesoft.com/mule- runtime/4.3/java-module-reference#add-the-java-module-to-your-project https://docs.mulesoft.com/mule-runtime/4.3/java-module-reference#invoke-java-code

 Based on the code snippet, schema.json file, and payload below, the outcome of the given code snippet when a request is sent with the payload is that the Mule flow will throw the exception ‘JSON:SCHEMA_NOT_HONOURED’. This is because the payload does not conform to the schema.json file, which specifies that age must be a number greater than or equal to zero. The payload has age as a string with a negative value, which violates the schema. Therefore, the validate-schema operation throws an error with type ‘JSON:SCHEMA_NOT_HONOURED’. References: https://docs.mulesoft.com/json-module/1.1/json-validate-schema

To enrich every log message with the order ID, the developer should use the Tracing module to set logging variables with a Mapped Diagnostic Context (MDC). The Tracing module allows adding custom key-value pairs to log messages using MDC variables. The developer can use Set Logging Variables operation to set the order ID as an MDC variable and then use it in any logger processor within the same thread or event. References: https://docs.mulesoft.com/tracing-module/1.0/tracing-module-reference#set-logging-variables

The http-policy:processor element is used to intercept outbound HTTP requests made by Mule applications. It allows customizing the request before it is sent to the target API and modifying the response after it is received from the target API. References: https://docs.mulesoft.com/api-manager/2.x/policy-mule4-custom-policy#policy-xml-file

To configure the Maven Resources plugin to exclude parsing binary files in the project’s src/main/resources/certs directory, option C should be used. This option specifies that any files with .cer or .jks extensions under the certs directory should be excluded from filtering. Filtering is a process of replacing placeholders with actual values in resource files during the build process. Binary files should not be filtered because they may become corrupted or unusable. References: https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-resources-plugin/examples/filter.html https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-resources-plugin/examples/include-exclude.html