A customer wants to migrate from using Splunk local accounts to use Active Directory with...

The configuration files that must be modified to connect to an Active Directory LDAP provider are authentication.conf and ldap.conf. The authentication.conf file is used to specify the authentication method and settings for Splunk. The ldap.conf file is used to define the LDAP strategies and servers for Splunk. By editing these files, the customer can configure Splunk to use Active Directory as the external authentication provider, and map the LDAP groups and attributes to Splunk roles and capabilities. Therefore, the correct answer is B. authentication.conf, ldap.conf. References:

Splunk Core Certified Consultant Test Blueprint

Splunk Documentation: Configure Splunk to use LDAP and Active Directory

Splunk Documentation: About authentication.conf

Splunk Documentation: About ldap.conf