Free SPLK-3001 Sample Questions — Splunk Enterprise Security Certified Admin

Splunk Enterprise Security Certified Admin (SPLK-3001) is a admin-level Splunk certification exam. The blueprint splits the exam across 5 domains, starting with ES Architecture, Correlation Rules, Threat Intelligence. On exam day you face around 75 questions in 75 minutes, in formats such as multiple-choice. The 20 questions below are free samples written to match that style: answer each one first, then reveal the correct answer and note which topics you miss. The SPLK-3001 is rated hard in difficulty, and most candidates prepare with at least 12 months of hands-on experience. Because every answer is revealed in place, you can work through the whole set without leaving this page. Work through all 20 samples before deciding whether to buy the full 97+ question PDF.

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Question 1

Which of the following are examples of sources for events in the endpoint security domain dashboards?

  • A. REST API invocations
  • B. Investigation final results status
  • C. Workstations, notebooks, and point-of-sale systems
  • D. Lifecycle auditing of incidents, from assignment to resolution
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Correct Answer:
C. Workstations, notebooks, and point-of-sale systems
Question 2

An administrator wants to ensure that none of the ES indexed data could be compromised through tampering. What feature would satisfy this requirement?

  • A. Index consistency
  • B. Data integrity control
  • C. Indexer acknowledgement
  • D. Index access permissions
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Correct Answer:
B. Data integrity control
Question 3

Which columns in the Assets lookup are used to identify an asset in an event?

  • A. src, dvc, dest
  • B. cidr, port, netbios, saml
  • C. ip, mac, dns, nt_host
  • D. host, hostname, url, address
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Correct Answer:
C. ip, mac, dns, nt_host
Question 4

When using distributed configuration management to create the Splunk_TA_ForIndexers package, which three files can be included?

  • A. indexes.conf, props.conf, transforms.conf
  • B. web.conf, props.conf, transforms.conf
  • C. inputs.conf, props.conf, transforms.conf
  • D. eventtypes.conf, indexes.conf, tags.conf
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Correct Answer:
A. indexes.conf, props.conf, transforms.conf
Question 5

What can be exported from ES using the Content Management page?

  • A. Only correlation searches, managed lookups, and glass tables
  • B. Only correlation searches
  • C. Any content type listed in the Content Management page
  • D. Only correlation searches, glass tables, and workbench panels
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Correct Answer:
C. Any content type listed in the Content Management page
Question 6

How is it possible to specify an alternate location for accelerated storage?

  • A. Use the tStatsHomePath setting in indexes.conf
  • B. Update the Home Path setting in indexes.conf
  • C. Use the tstatsHomePath setting in props.conf
  • D. Configure storage optimization settings for the index
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Correct Answer:
A. Use the tStatsHomePath setting in indexes.conf
Question 7

What role should be assigned to a security team member who will be taking ownership of notable events in the incident review dashboard?

  • A. ess_user
  • B. ess_admin
  • C. ess_analyst
  • D. ess_reviewer
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Correct Answer:
C. ess_analyst
Question 8

At what point in the ES installation process should Splunk_TA_ForIndexers.spl be deployed to the indexers?

  • A. When adding apps to the deployment server
  • B. Splunk_TA_ForIndexers.spl is installed first
  • C. After installing ES on the search head(s) and running the distributed configuration management tool
  • D. Splunk_TA_ForIndexers.spl is only installed on indexer cluster sites using the cluster master and the splunk apply cluster-bundle command
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Correct Answer:
C. After installing ES on the search head(s) and running the distributed configuration management tool
Question 9

What should be used to map a non-standard field name to a CIM field name?

  • A. Field alias
  • B. Search time extraction
  • C. Tag
  • D. Eventtype
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Correct Answer:
A. Field alias
Question 10

What do threat gen searches produce?

  • A. Threat correlation searches
  • B. Threat intel in KV Store collections
  • C. Events in the threat_activity index
  • D. Threat notables in the notable index
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Correct Answer:
C. Events in the threat_activity index
Question 11

When installing Enterprise Security, what should be done after installing the add-ons necessary for normalizing data?

  • A. Nothing, there are no additional steps for add-ons
  • B. Configure the add-ons via the Content Management dashboard
  • C. Disable the add-ons until they are ready to be used, then enable the add-ons
  • D. Configure the add-ons according to their README or documentation
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Correct Answer:
D. Configure the add-ons according to their README or documentation
Question 12

What does the summariesonly=true option do for a correlation search?

  • A. Searches only accelerated data
  • B. Forwards summary indexes to the indexing tier
  • C. Uses a default summary time range
  • D. Searches summary indexes only
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Correct Answer:
A. Searches only accelerated data
Question 13

Where should an ES search head be installed?

  • A. On a Splunk server with top level visibility
  • B. On any Splunk server
  • C. On a server with a new install of Splunk
  • D. On a Splunk server running Splunk DB Connect
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Correct Answer:
C. On a server with a new install of Splunk
Question 14

Which two fields combine to create the Urgency of a notable event?

  • A. Priority and Severity
  • B. Priority and Criticality
  • C. Criticality and Severity
  • D. Precedence and Time
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Correct Answer:
A. Priority and Severity
Question 15

How should an administrator add a new lookup through the ES app?

  • A. Upload the lookup file in Settings -> Lookups -> Lookup Definitions
  • B. Upload the lookup file in Settings -> Lookups -> Lookup table files
  • C. Add the lookup file to /etc/apps/SplunkEnterpriseSecuritySuite/lookups
  • D. Upload the lookup file using Configure -> Content Management -> Create New Content -> Managed Lookup
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Correct Answer:
D. Upload the lookup file using Configure -> Content Management -> Create New Content -> Managed Lookup
Question 16

Adaptive response action history is stored in which index?

  • A. cim_modactions
  • B. modular_history
  • C. cim_adaptiveactions
  • D. modular_action_history
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Correct Answer:
A. cim_modactions
Question 17

Which of the following is a recommended pre-installation step?

  • A. Install the latest Python distribution on the search head
  • B. Download the latest version of KV Store from MongoDB.com.
  • C. Configure search head forwarding
  • D. Disable the default search app
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Correct Answer:
C. Configure search head forwarding
Question 18

Which of the following is part of tuning correlation searches for a new ES installation?

  • A. Configuring correlation permissions
  • B. Configuring correlation adaptive responses
  • C. Configuring correlation notable event index
  • D. Configuring correlation result storage
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Correct Answer:
B. Configuring correlation adaptive responses
Question 19

The option to create a Short ID for a notable event is located where?

  • A. The Additional Fields
  • B. The Event Details
  • C. The Contributing Events
  • D. The Description
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Correct Answer:
B. The Event Details
Question 20

Which column in the Asset or Identity list is combined with event security to make a notable event's urgency?

  • A. VIP
  • B. Priority
  • C. Importance
  • D. Criticality
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Correct Answer:
B. Priority

SPLK-3001 sample questions FAQ

Are these SPLK-3001 sample questions from the real exam?

No. They are original practice questions written to match the format and topic mix of the Splunk Enterprise Security Certified Admin exam, which contains around 75 questions. Treat them as representative practice, not leaked exam content.

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This page includes 20 questions, each with its correct answer you can reveal in place. The full study PDF expands that to 97+ questions.

Do the sample questions include the correct answers?

Yes. Open the answer panel under each question to see which option is correct. Answer first, then reveal, so the set works as a self-check rather than a reading exercise.

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