- A
Rotate the shared access keys
Why wrong: Shared access keys are for authorization, not network restriction.
- B
Enable a service endpoint or private endpoint for the resource
Service endpoints and private endpoints restrict access to specific VNets.
- C
Assign a managed identity to the resource
Why wrong: Managed identity is for authentication, not network access control.
- D
Configure an IP firewall rule with the VNet's public IP range
Why wrong: IP firewall is less secure and not the best practice for VNet restriction.
AI-102 Plan and manage an Azure AI solution Practice Question
This AI-102 practice question tests your understanding of plan and manage an azure ai solution. This is a configuration task: choose the command set that satisfies every stated requirement. Small differences — like 'secret' vs 'password' or 'transport input ssh' vs 'all' — change whether the answer is correct. 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.
You need to restrict access to an Azure AI Language resource so that only a specific virtual network can call the endpoint. Which configuration should you use?
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
Enable a service endpoint or private endpoint for the resource
Option B is correct because Azure AI Language resources can be isolated to a specific virtual network by enabling either a service endpoint (via the Microsoft.CognitiveServices service tag) or a private endpoint (using Azure Private Link). This configuration ensures that only traffic originating from the designated VNet can reach the resource's endpoint, effectively blocking all public internet access. Service endpoints provide a direct, optimized route from the VNet to the resource, while private endpoints assign a private IP from the VNet to the resource, making it accessible only within the VNet.
Key principle: Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
- ✗
Rotate the shared access keys
Why it's wrong here
Shared access keys are for authorization, not network restriction.
- ✓
Enable a service endpoint or private endpoint for the resource
Why this is correct
Service endpoints and private endpoints restrict access to specific VNets.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
- ✗
Assign a managed identity to the resource
Why it's wrong here
Managed identity is for authentication, not network access control.
- ✗
Configure an IP firewall rule with the VNet's public IP range
Why it's wrong here
IP firewall is less secure and not the best practice for VNet restriction.
Common exam traps
Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword
The trap here is that candidates often confuse network-level access controls (service/private endpoints) with authentication mechanisms (keys, managed identities) or IP-based firewalls, mistakenly believing that rotating keys or using managed identities can restrict network access, or that a VNet's public IP range is the same as the VNet's internal address space.
Detailed technical explanation
How to think about this question
When using a service endpoint, Azure injects the VNet's subnet identity into the resource's firewall rules via the Microsoft.CognitiveServices service endpoint, allowing the resource to accept traffic only from that subnet. With a private endpoint, a network interface with a private IP from the VNet is attached to the resource, and DNS resolution maps the resource's public endpoint to this private IP, ensuring traffic never leaves the VNet. A subtle behavior is that service endpoints rely on route tables and network security groups (NSGs) to enforce traffic flow, while private endpoints require DNS configuration changes to avoid split-brain scenarios where clients resolve the public IP instead of the private IP.
KKey Concepts to Remember
- Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
- Find the constraint that changes the correct option.
- Eliminate answers that are true in general but not in this case.
TExam Day Tips
- Watch for words such as best, first, most likely and least administrative effort.
- Review why wrong options are wrong, not only why the correct option is correct.
Key takeaway
Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Real-world example
How this comes up in practice
A company's IT admin needs to give a contractor read-only access to production logs without sharing account credentials. Using role-based access control (RBAC) and temporary scoped permissions — not a permanent shared password — is the correct pattern. Questions like this test whether you can apply least-privilege access across cloud identity services.
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What does this AI-102 question test?
Plan and manage an Azure AI solution — This question tests Plan and manage an Azure AI solution — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..
What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: Enable a service endpoint or private endpoint for the resource — Option B is correct because Azure AI Language resources can be isolated to a specific virtual network by enabling either a service endpoint (via the Microsoft.CognitiveServices service tag) or a private endpoint (using Azure Private Link). This configuration ensures that only traffic originating from the designated VNet can reach the resource's endpoint, effectively blocking all public internet access. Service endpoints provide a direct, optimized route from the VNet to the resource, while private endpoints assign a private IP from the VNet to the resource, making it accessible only within the VNet.
What should I do if I get this AI-102 question wrong?
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What is the key concept behind this question?
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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