MuleSoft Updated MCD-Level-2 Exam Questions and Answers by quinn

To communicate asynchronously between two APIs deployed to a two-node on-prem cluster, the developer can use the VM Connector if the two APIs use the same domain. The VM Connector allows passing messages between different Mule applications within a single Mule runtime instance or across different instances using shared memory or persistent storage. If two APIs are deployed under the same domain, they can share resources such as VM queues and communicate asynchronously using VM Connector operations. References: https://docs.mulesoft.com/mule-runtime/4.3/vm-connector https://docs.mulesoft.com/mule-runtime/4.3/shared-resources

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 give a partial successful response in case the United Airlines API returns with a timeout, the developer should add a Scatter-Gather component inside a Try scope, and set the payload to a default value ‘Error’ inside the error handler using the On Error Continue scope. A Scatter-Gather component allows sending multiple requests concurrently and aggregating the responses into an array. A Try scope allows handling errors that occur within it using an error handler. An On Error Continue scope allows continuing the flow execution after handling an error. Therefore, by using these components, the developer can send requests to both APIs in parallel, handle any timeout errors from United Airlines API, and return a partial response with a default value for that API. References: https://docs.mulesoft.com/mule-runtime/4.3/scatter-gather-concept https://docs.mulesoft.com/mule-runtime/4.3/try-scope-concept https://docs.mulesoft.com/mule-runtime/4.3/on-error-continue-concept

A cipher suite is a set of cryptographic algorithms that are used to secure the communication between a client and a server. A cipher suite consists of four components: a key exchange algorithm, an authentication algorithm, an encryption algorithm, and a message authentication code (MAC) algorithm. During the cipher suite exchange, the client and the server agree on which encryption algorithm to use for encrypting and decrypting the data. References: https://docs.mulesoft.com/mule-runtime/4.3/tls-configuration#cipher-suites