This CCSP practice question tests your understanding of legal, risk and compliance. Read the scenario carefully and evaluate each option against the stated constraints before committing to an answer. After answering, compare your reasoning against the explanation and wrong-answer breakdown below. Once you have made your selection, read the full explanation to reinforce the concept and understand why each distractor is designed to mislead on exam day.
A cloud service provider stores customer data in a multi-tenant environment. A customer from the European Union requests that all personal data be encrypted at rest to comply with GDPR. What is the primary reason for this requirement?
Clue words in this question
Noticing these words before you look at the options changes how you read each choice.
Clue: "primary"
Why it matters: Asks for the main purpose or function, not a secondary benefit. Eliminate answers that describe side-effects or partial functions.
To ensure data portability
Why wrong: Data portability is about transferring data, not encryption.
To prevent unauthorized access by other tenants
Correct. Encryption at rest prevents unauthorized access.
To meet data minimization principles
Why wrong: Data minimization is about collecting only necessary data, not encryption.
To satisfy the right to be forgotten
Why wrong: Right to be forgotten is about deletion, not encryption.
Answer choices
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
To prevent unauthorized access by other tenants
Option A is correct because encryption at rest protects against unauthorized access in multi-tenant environments. Option B is about portability, not encryption. Option C is about minimizing data collected, not encryption. Option D is about deletion, not encryption.
Key principle: Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Answer analysis
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
To ensure data portability
Why it's wrong here
Data portability is about transferring data, not encryption.
To prevent unauthorized access by other tenants
Why this is correct
Correct. Encryption at rest prevents unauthorized access.
Clue confirmation
The clue word "primary" in the question point toward this answer.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
To meet data minimization principles
Why it's wrong here
Data minimization is about collecting only necessary data, not encryption.
To satisfy the right to be forgotten
Why it's wrong here
Right to be forgotten is about deletion, not encryption.
Common exam traps
Many certification questions include familiar terms but test a specific constraint. Read the exact wording before choosing an answer that is generally true but wrong for this case.
Detailed technical explanation
This question should be treated as a scenario, not a definition check. Identify the problem, the constraint and the best action. Then compare each option against those facts.
Key takeaway
Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Real-world example
A developer is choosing between AES-256 (symmetric) and RSA-2048 (asymmetric) for encrypting a large file that will be sent to a partner. Symmetric encryption is fast but requires key exchange; asymmetric is slower but solves the key distribution problem. A hybrid approach — encrypt the file with AES, encrypt the AES key with RSA — is standard. Questions like this test whether you understand when each approach applies.
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Legal, Risk and Compliance — This question tests Legal, Risk and Compliance — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..
The correct answer is: To prevent unauthorized access by other tenants — Option A is correct because encryption at rest protects against unauthorized access in multi-tenant environments. Option B is about portability, not encryption. Option C is about minimizing data collected, not encryption. Option D is about deletion, not encryption.
Identify which CCSP exam domain this question belongs to, then review the specific concept being tested. Practise related questions in that domain and focus on understanding why each wrong answer is tempting — not just why the correct answer is right.
Yes — watch for: "primary". Asks for the main purpose or function, not a secondary benefit. Eliminate answers that describe side-effects or partial functions.
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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