AI-200 Security And Observability Practice Question
Your development team needs to store API keys and connection strings for an Azure Cognitive Search service securely without embedding them in the source code. Where should you store these secrets?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Azure Key Vault
Azure Key Vault is designed specifically for securely storing and controlling access to secrets, keys, and certificates.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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An Azure Storage Table with public read permissions
Why it's wrong here
Azure Storage Tables are not designed for credential management and public permissions are insecure.
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An environment variable in the application's appsettings.json file
Why it's wrong here
App settings files can be exposed in source control repositories and are not secure for secrets.
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Azure Key Vault
Why this is correct
Azure Key Vault securely stores application secrets and sensitive configuration values.
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The Azure AI Studio model deployment configuration metadata
Why it's wrong here
Model metadata is not designed for general secret management.
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Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official Microsoft exam blueprint
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