AZ-400 Develop a security and compliance plan Practice Question
Your organization uses Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention (DLP) to protect sensitive data in Azure DevOps repositories. The compliance team has identified that source code containing credit card numbers (PCI data) was accidentally committed to a public repository. You need to implement a solution that meets the following requirements: (1) Automatically scan all new commits in Azure Repos for sensitive data types like credit card numbers. (2) If sensitive data is detected, automatically block the push and notify the security team. (3) The solution must be integrated with Microsoft Purview and Azure DevOps.
Option A: Enable Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention for Azure DevOps, which automatically scans and blocks pushes containing sensitive data.
Option B: Configure a branch policy in Azure Repos that runs a custom Azure Function via a service hook when a push occurs, and the function uses Purview APIs to scan the commit.
Option C: Use GitHub Advanced Security secret scanning for Azure Repos, and configure a webhook to notify the security team.
Option D: Install a third-party extension from Azure DevOps Marketplace that provides content scanning and configure it to block pushes.
Which option is the most appropriate and efficient?
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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Enable Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention for Azure DevOps, which automatically scans and blocks pushes containing sensitive data
Microsoft Purview DLP for Azure DevOps (currently in preview) provides native integration to automatically scan commits for sensitive data types like credit card numbers and block the push if detected, meeting all requirements natively without custom development. Option B describes a custom Azure Function approach which is more complex and not native, and may not integrate as seamlessly with Purview. Option C uses GitHub Advanced Security, which is not available for Azure Repos (it's for GitHub repositories). Option D relies on a third-party extension, which may not have native Purview integration and could be less reliable. Therefore, Option A is the most appropriate and efficient solution.
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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Enable Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention for Azure DevOps, which automatically scans and blocks pushes containing sensitive data
Why this is correct
This is the native Microsoft solution that meets all requirements.
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Configure a branch policy in Azure Repos that runs a custom Azure Function via a service hook when a push occurs, and the function uses Purview APIs to scan the commit
Why it's wrong here
This is overly complex and not a native solution.
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Use GitHub Advanced Security secret scanning for Azure Repos, and configure a webhook to notify the security team
Why it's wrong here
Third-party extensions may not integrate with Purview and may not be as reliable.
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Install a third-party extension from Azure DevOps Marketplace that provides content scanning and configure it to block pushes
Why it's wrong here
GitHub Advanced Security is not available for Azure Repos.
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GitHub is a cloud-based platform for storing, tracking, and collaborating on code using Git version control.
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