DP-203 Practice Question: Secure, monitor, and optimize data storage and data processing
You need to ensure that data stored in Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 is encrypted at rest using customer-managed keys. Which Azure service should you use to manage the keys?
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Why each option matters
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Azure Key Vault
Azure Key Vault is used to store customer-managed keys for Azure Storage encryption. Option B is wrong because Microsoft Purview is for data governance. Option C is wrong because Azure Confidential Computing is for compute. Option D is wrong because Microsoft Entra ID is for identity.
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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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Azure Key Vault
Why this is correct
Azure Key Vault stores customer-managed encryption keys.
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Microsoft Purview
Why it's wrong here
Microsoft Purview provides data governance, not key management.
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Azure Confidential Computing
Why it's wrong here
Confidential Computing protects data in use, not key management.
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Microsoft Entra ID
Why it's wrong here
Microsoft Entra ID is for identity and access management.
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