Splunk Enterprise Certified Admin Practice Test

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Which protocol is commonly used by Splunk to send logs over the network?

FTP
HTTP
TCP
UDP

The correct answer is: UDP

Splunk commonly uses User Datagram Protocol (UDP) for sending logs over the network. UDP is a connectionless protocol that allows for fast transmission of data, making it suitable for logging scenarios where speed is critical and the delivery of every packet is not guaranteed. This is particularly useful in environments like system monitoring or network logging, where receiving most of the logs in real-time is often more important than ensuring that every single log entry arrives. Moreover, many commonly used log sources, such as syslog, transmit data using UDP. This facilitates easier integration of log data into Splunk from various devices and systems that natively support UDP logging. While other protocols like TCP and HTTP can also be used for log transmission, they introduce additional overhead due to their connection-oriented nature and error-checking features, which may not be necessary for all logging use cases. Therefore, the choice of UDP aligns well with Splunk’s design for handling log data efficiently.