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

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

When the HTTP Request operation raises an HTTP CONNECTIVITY error, it triggers an on-error-continue handler that sets a payload with ‘Error in processing your request’. Since no status code is explicitly set in this handler, it defaults to 500 (INTERNAL SERVER ERROR). Therefore, the web client receives an HTTP response with status code 500 and body ‘Error in processing your request’. References: https://docs.mulesoft.com/mule-runtime/4.3/error-handling#on-error-continue

To get the average number of requests and average response time of the Salesforce Connector, the developer should access Anypoint Monitoring’s built-in dashboard, select a resource (such as an application or an API), and locate the information under the Connectors tab. The Connectors tab shows metrics for each connector used by the resource, such as average requests per minute, average response time, and failures. References: https://docs.mulesoft.com/monitoring/built-in-dashboard-reference

The result of accessing route C failure is Error,errorMessage,payload.failures[‘2’]. This is because a scatter-gather router returns an aggregated message that contains an array of results from each route and an array of failures from each route. The failures array contains error objects with information about each failed route execution. To access route C failure, which is the third route (index 2), the developer needs to use Error.errorMessage.payload.failures[‘2’] expression. References: https://docs.mulesoft.com/mule-runtime/4.3/scatter-gather-reference#scatter-gather-output

To use Maven to successfully deploy the application, the developer needs to modify the pom.xml file inside the Mule project. The pom.xml file contains the configuration and dependencies of the Mule application, as well as the deployment information such as the CloudHub region, environment, and worker size. The developer needs to specify these properties in the pom.xml file before using Maven to deploy the application. References: https://docs.mulesoft.com/mule-runtime/4.3/mmp-concept#application-deployment-descriptor

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