Implement a secure environment

You are the database administrator for a healthcare organization that uses Azure SQL Database. You need to implement column-level encryption for a column containing patient Social Security numbers (SSNs). The SSNs must be encrypted at rest and in transit, and only authorized client applications should be able to decrypt them. Which technology should you use?

Your company uses Azure SQL Database with a server-level Microsoft Entra ID admin. You need to implement a solution where database-level roles are automatically assigned based on the user's group membership in Microsoft Entra ID. What should you use?

Which THREE actions are required to configure Microsoft Entra ID authentication for an Azure SQL Database? (Choose three.)

You are configuring Azure SQL Database for a multi-tenant application. Each tenant's data is stored in a separate database. You need to ensure that a tenant admin can only manage their own database and not other databases on the same logical server. What is the best approach?

Your Azure SQL Database is accessed by three separate applications. You must ensure that each application can connect only from its own set of IP addresses, that the addresses are managed centrally without editing each database, and that no application can reach the database over the public internet from any other address. What should you implement?

You are the database administrator for an Azure SQL Database that contains a column storing national ID numbers. A new regulation requires that this column be hidden from users who run ad hoc queries in the Azure portal Query Editor, while still being available to the payroll application. The payroll application connects with a login that has SELECT permission on the table. What should you implement?

Your company has an Azure SQL Database that is accessed by multiple applications. You need to implement a security solution that meets the following requirements: - Each application must have its own database user with specific permissions. - All authentication must use Microsoft Entra ID. - You need to be able to rotate credentials for each application without impacting other applications. - The solution must support automatic credential rotation for service principals. What should you do?

Which TWO are valid methods to connect to an Azure SQL Database without exposing a public endpoint?

You manage an Azure SQL Database that contains a table with sensitive columns. You need to implement Dynamic Data Masking so that users in the 'Reporting' database role see masked values, while users in the 'DataEntry' role see unmasked values. You have created the masking rules. Which two actions should you perform to meet the requirement? (Choose two.)

You administer an Azure SQL Database named HRDB. The security team requires that all data written to the database be encrypted with a customer-managed key that is stored in Azure Key Vault, and that the key be automatically rotated every 90 days. You need to configure Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) with Bring Your Own Key (BYOK). What should you do first?

You need to audit all schema changes (DDL) on an Azure SQL Database for compliance. The audit logs must be retained for 7 years. What should you do?

You manage an Azure SQL Database named HRDB. The security team requires that all data in transit between the application and HRDB be encrypted, and that the database reject any connections using TLS versions below 1.2. You need to enforce this requirement with the least administrative effort. What should you do?

Your company uses Azure SQL Database. You need to ensure that all connections to the database use TLS 1.2 or higher. Currently, some client applications are connecting using TLS 1.0. What should you do?

You are the database administrator for an Azure SQL Database that hosts a multi-tenant SaaS application. Each tenant has its own database user mapped to a Microsoft Entra ID group. The security team requires that every tenant user can see only rows belonging to their own tenant, and that no tenant can infer the existence of other tenants' data through error messages or row counts. You need to implement row-level filtering that enforces this requirement with the least administrative effort. What should you do?

You are the database administrator for an Azure SQL Database that uses Microsoft Entra ID authentication. A new application must connect to the database using a managed identity. The application runs on an Azure virtual machine. You have assigned the managed identity to the VM. What should you do next to allow the application to authenticate to the database?

Refer to the exhibit. You are deploying an Azure SQL Database audit policy using an ARM template. What is the MOST significant security concern with the configuration shown?

You are a database administrator for an Azure SQL Managed Instance. You need to ensure that all connections to the instance use encrypted connections. What should you configure?

You administer an Azure SQL Database named FinanceDB. Auditors require that all SELECT statements against a table named Ledger be recorded with the identity of the caller, and that the audit records be retained for seven years in immutable storage. You need to configure auditing to meet these requirements. What should you do?

Your company wants to implement transparent data encryption (TDE) for an Azure SQL Database using a customer-managed key stored in Azure Key Vault. Which TWO prerequisites must be met? (Choose two.)

You execute the following query: SELECT c.client_ip, c.application_name FROM sys.dm_exec_sessions s JOIN sys.dm_exec_connections c ON s.session_id = c.session_id WHERE s.action_id = 'LGIF' AND s.state = 'ABORT'; What does this query return?

You are configuring security for an Azure SQL Database. You need to ensure that only members of a specific Microsoft Entra ID group can connect to the database as contained database users with db_owner permissions. What should you do?

You are the DBA for an Azure SQL Database that stores sensitive financial data. The security team requires that all user activity on the database be audited, and audit logs must be retained for 90 days. You need to configure auditing with minimal effort. What should you do?

You manage an Azure SQL Database that contains a table with a column named CreditCardNumber. The security team requires that this column be encrypted so that even database administrators cannot view the plaintext values. The application that inserts and queries data must continue to work with minimal changes, and the encryption keys must be stored in Azure Key Vault. What should you implement?

You are configuring Azure SQL Database firewall rules. You need to allow a team of developers to connect from their office IP range (192.168.1.0/24) to a specific database. The developers should not be able to access other databases on the same logical server. What should you do?

Your Azure SQL Database contains sensitive customer data. You need to implement column-level encryption so that only authorized users can read specific columns. The encryption must be managed by the application, not the database. What should you use?

You need to ensure that all users accessing Azure SQL Database from outside the corporate network are required to use multi-factor authentication (MFA). What should you configure?

You need to audit all successful and failed login attempts on an Azure SQL Database. Which feature should you enable?

You need to prevent users from accidentally deleting an Azure SQL Database. What should you configure?

Refer to the exhibit. You are troubleshooting an Azure SQL Database auditing configuration. The exhibit shows the blob auditing policy. The storage account access key is null, and the subscription ID is all zeros. What is the most likely issue?

You administer an Azure SQL Managed Instance that hosts a database containing regulated data. The security team requires that all data be encrypted at rest with a customer-managed key stored in Azure Key Vault, and that the key be rotated annually. You configure a key in Key Vault and set the instance's Transparent Data Encryption protector to that key. Six months later, the key approaches its expiration date. What should you do to rotate the key while keeping the instance online and encrypted?

You have an Azure SQL Database that stores sensitive customer data. You need to ensure that the data is encrypted at rest using a customer-managed key stored in Azure Key Vault. What should you configure?

Your company uses Azure SQL Database and wants to automatically detect and alert on potential SQL injection attacks. Which Azure service should you enable?

Drag and drop the steps to configure a failover group for an Azure SQL Database in the correct order.

You are deploying Azure SQL Database for a multi-tenant application. Each tenant's data must be isolated. You need to ensure that tenants cannot access each other's data even if there is a SQL injection vulnerability. Which security feature should you implement?

A developer at your company needs to run ad hoc queries against an Azure SQL Database from a workstation on the corporate network. Security policy forbids storing credentials in the application and forbids any inbound public network access to the database. The workstation already has a Microsoft Entra ID-joined identity. What should you configure to meet these requirements?

You need to audit all failed login attempts to an Azure SQL Database. Which feature should you enable?

Your company is using Azure SQL Database with Microsoft Entra ID authentication. A developer needs to connect to the database using a service principal. What should you provide to the developer?

Which TWO of the following are best practices for securing Azure SQL Database?

Which THREE of the following are required to configure Microsoft Entra authentication for an Azure SQL Managed Instance?

You are troubleshooting a connectivity issue: an application running on an Azure virtual machine (VM) cannot connect to an Azure SQL Database. The VM is in the same region as the SQL Database. The VM can ping other resources, but the SQL connection fails. The SQL Database has a firewall rule allowing the VM's private IP address. What is the most likely cause?

You are a database administrator for a manufacturing company that uses Azure SQL Database. The company has a requirement to encrypt sensitive data in transit between the application and the database. Additionally, the company wants to ensure that database administrators (DBAs) cannot view the sensitive data. Which TWO features should you implement?

You are the database administrator for a company that uses Azure SQL Database. You need to implement a security solution that automatically detects and alerts on suspicious activities, such as SQL injection attempts. Which feature should you enable?

You are the Azure SQL Database administrator for a healthcare company. A new compliance requirement mandates that all data at rest in Azure SQL Database be encrypted with a customer-managed key (CMK) stored in Azure Key Vault, and that you can revoke access to the key at any time. The database is currently encrypted with the default service-managed key. What should you do first to meet this requirement?

Which TWO of the following are valid methods to connect to Azure SQL Database securely?

You are a database administrator for a company that stores sensitive customer data in Azure SQL Database. The security team requires that all access to the database be authenticated using Microsoft Entra ID and that no SQL authentication logins exist. You need to verify that SQL authentication is disabled. What should you do?

Your company plans to use Azure SQL Managed Instance for a mission-critical application. You need to ensure that all connections to the database are encrypted and that the server's identity is verified. Which configuration should you enforce?

You are deploying an Azure SQL Database that will contain highly sensitive personal data. The security policy requires that the data be encrypted at rest, in transit, and in use. Additionally, the encryption keys must be stored in a hardware security module (HSM) and be customer-managed. Which combination of features should you implement?

You are the database administrator for a company that uses Azure SQL Database. The security team requires that all data in transit between the application and the database be encrypted, and they want to enforce a minimum TLS version of 1.2 at the server level. The application connects using the server's fully qualified domain name. What should you configure to meet this requirement with the least administrative effort?

You are the database administrator for an Azure SQL Database that contains several tables with columns that store personally identifiable information (PII). The security team requires that these columns be identified and labeled as 'Confidential' in the database. You need to implement a solution that automatically classifies these columns based on their names and data patterns. What should you use?

Which TWO of the following are best practices for managing firewall rules for Azure SQL Database?

Your company has an Azure SQL Database that stores sensitive customer data. You need to ensure that data is encrypted at rest and in transit. The database is currently using Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) with service-managed keys. Compliance requirements now mandate that you use customer-managed keys stored in Azure Key Vault. Additionally, all connections must use encrypted connections. What should you do?

You need to encrypt sensitive columns in an Azure SQL Database table so that data is encrypted at rest and in transit between the application and database. Which feature should you use?

You have a new Azure SQL Database. You need to ensure that all connections use TLS 1.2 or higher. What should you configure?

You are the database administrator for a company that uses Azure SQL Database. The security team requires that all data at rest be encrypted with a customer-managed key (CMK) stored in Azure Key Vault, rather than the default service-managed key. You need to implement this requirement with the least administrative overhead. What should you do?

Refer to the exhibit. You are reviewing an ARM template for an Azure SQL Database. The template configures backup retention. What is the effect of this configuration?

Drag and drop the steps to restore an Azure SQL Database to a point in time in the correct order.

Your organization has a policy that all Azure SQL Database connections must use Microsoft Entra authentication. You need to ensure that application developers cannot accidentally use SQL authentication. What should you do?

You manage an Azure SQL Database server that hosts multiple databases. The security policy requires that all connections to the server use a minimum TLS version of 1.2 and that the setting applies to all databases on the server. What should you configure?

You are responsible for securing an Azure SQL Database. You need to implement data masking for a column that contains credit card numbers, ensuring that users with the db_datareader role see a masked version. However, users with the db_owner role should see the unmasked data. What should you configure?

Your company uses Azure SQL Database and needs to protect sensitive columns (e.g., credit card numbers) from being accessed by unauthorized users. You implement Always Encrypted. However, some queries that perform pattern matching on the encrypted column are failing because the column cannot be searched. What should you do to allow pattern matching while maintaining security?

You administer an Azure SQL Database named HRDB. The security team requires that all data at rest be encrypted with a customer-managed key stored in Azure Key Vault, and that the key be automatically rotated every 90 days. You create the Key Vault and grant the logical server's managed identity the necessary permissions. What should you do next to meet the requirement?

Which THREE are best practices for securing Azure SQL Database? (Choose three.)

You are the database administrator for a company that uses Azure SQL Managed Instance. You need to allow a specific application to connect to the database using a service principal. The application authenticates with Microsoft Entra ID. What should you configure?

You are the database administrator for an Azure SQL Database named HRDB. The security team mandates that the database must be protected against SQL injection attacks and that any suspicious activity must be automatically detected and reported. You need to enable a feature that provides this protection with minimal administrative effort. What should you enable?

You are responsible for security compliance of Azure SQL databases. You need to audit all successful and failed login attempts and store the audit logs in a Log Analytics workspace for analysis. You also want to detect potential brute-force attacks. What should you implement?

You manage an Azure SQL Database that is accessed by several applications. You need to implement the principle of least privilege for database access. Which three actions should you take? (Choose three.)

You are configuring Microsoft Defender for SQL for an Azure SQL Database. You want to receive email notifications when a suspicious activity is detected. What should you configure?

An Azure SQL Database contains personally identifiable information (PII). You need to mask the PII columns from non-administrative users while allowing administrators to see the actual data. Which feature should you use?

Your company uses Azure SQL Database with Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) authentication. You need to grant a group of external consultants access to a specific database with read-only permissions. The consultants are from a partner organization that uses their own Microsoft Entra ID tenant. What should you do?

You are a database administrator for a financial services company. You have deployed an Azure SQL Database and configured auditing using the JSON policy shown in the exhibit. After a security incident, you need to review all successful and failed login attempts to the database. However, you notice that login events are not being captured in the audit logs. What is the most likely reason?

You are the DBA for a company that uses Azure SQL Database. You need to ensure that only authorized users can view sensitive columns (e.g., salary) in the Employees table. You want to obfuscate the data for certain users but allow full access to HR managers. Which feature should you use?

You manage an Azure SQL Database that contains a table with a column named 'CreditCardNumber' that stores sensitive data. You need to ensure that the data in this column is encrypted at rest and in use, and that only specific application users can decrypt it. You also need to minimize performance impact on queries that do not access this column. What should you implement?

You are a database administrator for an Azure SQL Database. You need to ensure that only specific client IP addresses can connect to the database, while all other traffic is blocked. You also need to allow Azure services to access the database. What should you configure?

A junior developer at your company connects to an Azure SQL Database using the SQL login 'appuser'. You need to grant 'appuser' the ability to read from a table named dbo.Orders in the Sales schema, but nothing else in the database. You also want to follow the principle of least privilege. What should you do?

You manage an Azure SQL Database. A security review finds that an application service principal is connecting with a SQL login that has db_owner membership, and that the login's password has not changed in two years. You must reduce the standing privilege and eliminate the long-lived password while keeping the application working. What should you do?

Which TWO actions are required to enable Microsoft Entra ID authentication for Azure SQL Database?

You are the database administrator for a financial services company using Azure SQL Database. The security team mandates that all administrative activities on the SQL logical server be performed using just-in-time (JIT) access with approval workflows, and that permanent elevated permissions be eliminated. You need to implement this requirement with the least amount of custom development. What should you use?

You manage an Azure SQL Database that is part of a business-critical application. You need to ensure that network traffic between the application hosted on Azure VMs and the database is encrypted and does not traverse the public internet. What should you configure?

Which TWO of the following are required steps to configure Azure SQL Database to use a customer-managed key (CMK) for Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) with Azure Key Vault? (Choose two.)

You need to ensure that all connections to an Azure SQL Database use encryption. The application uses the JDBC driver. What should you configure in the connection string?

You are reviewing a PowerShell script that configures auditing for an Azure SQL Database. The script sets an audit rule with the specified parameters. After running the script, you notice that SELECT operations are not being audited. What is the most likely cause?

You are configuring security for an Azure SQL Database that will be used by a web application. The application uses a connection string with SQL authentication. You need to protect the database from SQL injection attacks. Which two measures should you implement? (Choose two.)

You are designing a security strategy for Azure SQL Managed Instance. The compliance team requires that all database backups be encrypted at rest using a customer-managed key. Which feature should you enable?

Which TWO of the following are valid methods to configure network security for Azure SQL Managed Instance?

Refer to the exhibit. You are reviewing an Azure Resource Manager template for deploying an Azure SQL Database server. The template sets publicNetworkAccess to Disabled, minimalTlsVersion to 1.2, and azureAdOnlyAuthentication to true. However, the deployment fails with an error. What is the most likely cause?

Refer to the exhibit. You are deploying an Azure SQL Database with Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) enabled via ARM template. The database will contain highly sensitive data, and your security policy requires that the encryption key be managed by your organization using Azure Key Vault. What additional configuration is needed?

You are configuring security for an Azure SQL Database. The security team requires that all administrative actions on the server and databases are logged to an Azure Storage account, and that the logs are retained for 90 days. You need to configure auditing to meet these requirements with minimal effort. What should you do?

Your company has an Azure SQL Database that contains sensitive financial data. You need to ensure that database administrators cannot view the actual data while still being able to perform administrative tasks such as backups and index maintenance. Which feature should you implement?

Your organization uses Azure SQL Database and wants to automatically detect and alert on potential SQL injection attacks. Which Azure service should you enable?

You need to protect Azure SQL Database from SQL injection attacks. Which THREE of the following measures should you implement?

Which TWO actions are valid for implementing column-level encryption in Azure SQL Database using Always Encrypted? (Choose two.)

You are the DBA for an Azure SQL Database that stores sensitive customer data. The security team requires that database administrators be able to manage the database but not see the sensitive data in plaintext. You need to implement a solution that meets this requirement with minimal application changes. What should you do?

You are the Azure SQL Database administrator for a financial services company. The compliance team requires that all data in transit between the application tier and Azure SQL Database be encrypted, and that the server enforce a minimum TLS version of 1.2. The application servers run Windows Server 2019 and use the Microsoft.Data.SqlClient provider. You need to configure the server so that only TLS 1.2 connections are accepted. What should you do?

Which TWO are valid methods for auditing Azure SQL Database activity? (Choose two.)

You are setting up a new Azure SQL Database for a development team. The database will contain test data that mimics production but with some sensitive fields obfuscated. You need to ensure that developers can query the database without seeing the actual sensitive data. The developers will use Microsoft Entra ID authentication. You have the following requirements: - The sensitive data should be automatically masked in query results for all developers except the database administrator. - The masking should be applied without modifying the application code. - The solution should be easy to manage and not require changes to the data model. What should you implement?

You need to audit schema changes on an Azure SQL Database. Specifically, you must capture details of any DDL statements executed by any user. The audit logs must be stored in a Log Analytics workspace for analysis. What should you configure?

Your company has a strict policy that all Azure SQL Databases must have Microsoft Defender for SQL enabled. You need to enforce this policy across all subscriptions using a scalable, automated approach. What should you do?

You need to configure Azure SQL Database to allow connections only from Azure services and from a specific on-premises IP range. Which firewall rule configuration should you apply at the server level?

You manage an Azure SQL Database that contains a table with sensitive columns. You need to ensure that a specific application can access the data in those columns in plaintext, while other applications see ciphertext. You also need to minimize changes to the application code. What should you implement?

Which TWO actions should you take to implement a secure environment for Azure SQL Database that meets the principle of least privilege?

You are reviewing an ARM template for Azure SQL Database. The exhibit shows a resource definition for Transparent Data Encryption (TDE). You need to ensure that the database uses customer-managed keys (CMK) stored in Azure Key Vault instead of service-managed keys. What additional configuration is required?

You are reviewing a JSON representation of an Azure SQL Database firewall rule. What is the effect of this rule?

Which TWO actions should you take to secure Azure SQL Database against SQL injection attacks?

You are a database administrator for a healthcare company. You have an Azure SQL Database that stores patient records. The database is currently accessible from the public internet via firewall rules. You need to implement a secure environment that meets the following requirements: - All traffic to the database must be private and not traverse the internet. - The database must be accessible from an Azure Virtual Machine in a specific VNet. - The solution must minimize management overhead and cost. - You need to ensure that the database can be failed over to a secondary region in case of an outage. What should you do?

You have an Azure SQL Database server named sqlsrv1. Several application teams connect using SQL logins. The security team mandates that all authentication use Microsoft Entra ID and that multifactor authentication be enforceable. You need to configure the server so that Entra ID authentication is available to database users. What should you do first?

You are configuring Azure SQL Database firewall rules. You need to allow a range of IP addresses (192.168.1.0 to 192.168.1.255) to connect to the database. Which firewall rule should you create?

Your organization requires that all Azure SQL Database administrators use multi-factor authentication (MFA) when connecting. Which authentication method must be used?

Which of the following are valid methods to authenticate to Azure SQL Database using Microsoft Entra ID? (Select all that apply.)

Refer to the exhibit. You run these commands in an Azure SQL Database. What is the result?

Your Azure SQL Database is accessed by multiple applications. You need to ensure that all connections use Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.2 or higher. Which TWO configurations should you verify or enable?

Your Azure SQL Database contains sensitive financial data. You need to audit all data modifications (INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE) and store the audit logs in a central Azure Storage account for compliance. What should you configure?

You have an Azure SQL Database that uses a firewall rule allowing access from a specific range of IP addresses. A developer reports that they cannot connect from a new IP address that falls outside the allowed range. You need to temporarily allow the developer's IP address for 24 hours without affecting existing rules. What should you do?

You are the DBA for an Azure SQL Database named OrdersDB. The security team requires that you implement row-level security (RLS) to ensure that sales representatives can only view orders for their own region. You need to create a security policy that filters rows based on the sales representative's region. Which two actions should you perform? (Choose two.)

You administer an Azure SQL Database named HRDB. The security team requires that any connection to HRDB from outside the corporate network be blocked, but on-premises applications must continue to connect over the existing site-to-site VPN. The database currently has a public endpoint and a firewall rule allowing all Azure services. You need to restrict access so that only the VPN subnet can reach HRDB. What should you configure?

Refer to the exhibit. You are configuring Azure SQL Database Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) with customer-managed keys (CMK) stored in Azure Key Vault. The deployment uses a user-assigned managed identity. However, after deployment, the TDE status shows 'Inaccessible'. What is the most likely cause?

You are configuring Azure SQL Database firewall rules for a new application. The application runs on Azure VMs in the same region. To minimize latency and security risk, which approach should you use?

You need to ensure that only specific Azure services can access your Azure SQL Database server. You want to allow traffic from Azure services but block all other traffic. What should you configure?

Your company uses Azure SQL Database and needs to comply with GDPR. You must implement data classification and protection. Which TWO actions should you take? (Choose two.)

You are designing a secure environment for Azure SQL Database. Which TWO of the following are recommended practices for network security?

Your company is migrating an on-premises SQL Server database to Azure SQL Managed Instance. You need to ensure that the database is protected by Microsoft Defender for Cloud (formerly Azure Security Center) with advanced threat protection. What should you enable?

You need to audit all successful and failed login attempts to an Azure SQL Database. Which feature should you enable?

Which TWO actions are required to enable Microsoft Entra ID authentication for an Azure SQL Database?

You are designing a secure environment for Azure SQL Managed Instance. The company requires that all database backups be encrypted using customer-managed keys stored in Azure Key Vault. Which combination of actions should you take?

You are configuring security for an Azure SQL Managed Instance. The instance will host a critical application that requires always encrypted with secure enclaves. Which TWO actions must you take to support this feature? (Choose two.)

You are configuring security for an Azure SQL Database. The security policy requires that all connections to the database must be encrypted and that the encryption keys must be managed by your organization. You need to implement Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) with a customer-managed key (CMK) stored in Azure Key Vault. What should you do first?

You administer an Azure SQL Database that contains a table named dbo.Employees with columns for Social Security Number and salary. Company policy requires that support staff querying the table see only the last four digits of the Social Security Number and a masked salary value, while the payroll application, which connects with a different login, must see the actual values. You need to implement this with the least administrative effort and without changing the application queries. What should you do?

You need to audit all schema changes in an Azure SQL Database and store the audit logs in a storage account for long-term retention. What should you enable?

You have an Azure SQL Database named SalesDB. You need to grant a user named 'ReportingUser' the ability to read all data in the Sales schema but not modify any data. You want to follow the principle of least privilege. What should you do?

You are a database administrator for a multinational corporation that uses Azure SQL Managed Instance to host multiple databases for different business units. The security policy requires that all connections to the managed instance must use encrypted connections (TLS 1.2 or higher). Additionally, the company wants to minimize the attack surface by restricting network access. You need to configure the managed instance to enforce encrypted connections and block all public internet traffic. What should you do?

Your organization has Azure SQL Database with several databases. You need to implement a solution that allows a junior DBA to view the security logs for failed logins but not modify any security settings. What is the minimum role assignment needed on the logical server?

You have an Azure SQL Database that needs to be accessed by an application running on an Azure VM. The VM is in a different subscription. You want to minimize administrative overhead and ensure secure connectivity without exposing the database to the public internet. What should you do?

You are a database administrator for a retail company that uses Azure SQL Database. The security team wants to prevent SQL injection attacks by ensuring that all application queries use parameterized statements. Which built-in Azure feature should you enable to help detect and alert on potential SQL injection attempts?

You are designing a secure environment for Azure SQL Database. Which authentication method provides the strongest security and supports multi-factor authentication?

Your company is migrating on-premises SQL Server databases to Azure SQL Managed Instance. You need to ensure that database backups are encrypted at rest using customer-managed keys stored in Azure Key Vault. You also need to allow the backup service to access the keys. What should you configure?

You manage an Azure SQL Database named InventoryDB. The security team requires that all data in the database be encrypted at rest using a key that your organization controls and can revoke. You need to implement this requirement with minimal administrative overhead. What should you do?

You are the administrator for an Azure SQL Database. The security team requires that all authentication to the database use Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) and that multi-factor authentication (MFA) be enforced. You need to configure the database to meet this requirement. What should you do first?

Your organization requires that all changes to sensitive data in an Azure SQL Database be logged for compliance. You need to capture who changed what data and when, and store the logs in a Log Analytics workspace for analysis. What should you configure?

You are reviewing an Azure RBAC role assignment for an Azure SQL Database. The role assignment shown in the exhibit is intended to allow a user to read data from the database. However, the user reports they cannot connect to the database. What is the most likely reason?

Your organization uses Azure SQL Managed Instance and needs to implement a defense-in-depth strategy. Which THREE security controls should you implement? (Choose three.)

You are the database administrator for a company that uses Azure SQL Database. The company has a policy that database administrators must not have access to sensitive data in a specific table named EmployeeSalaries. You need to implement a solution that allows DBAs to manage the database but prevents them from viewing or modifying data in the EmployeeSalaries table. What should you implement?

Your organization uses Azure SQL Database and wants to restrict access to only specific on-premises IP addresses. The database has a public endpoint. Which security feature should you configure?

Your company uses Azure SQL Database and needs to restrict access to a specific column containing credit card numbers. Only users with the 'CreditCardViewer' role should see the full number; others should see only the last four digits. Which feature should you implement?

You are a database administrator for a hospital that uses Azure SQL Database to store patient records. The hospital's security policy requires that all database access be authenticated using Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD). You have already created a Microsoft Entra ID user for yourself and granted you the 'db_owner' role. You now need to create a new Microsoft Entra ID user for a nurse who needs read-only access to the database. What should you do first?

You are the DBA for a company using Azure SQL Database. The security team requires that all data at rest in the database be encrypted with a customer-managed key (CMK) stored in Azure Key Vault, and that the DBA team be able to rotate the key without any downtime. You have already created an Azure Key Vault and an RSA 2048-bit key. What should you do next to meet these requirements?

You are configuring authentication for Azure SQL Database. Which TWO of the following are supported authentication methods?

A company manages an Azure SQL Database that stores sensitive customer data. The security team mandates that all connections to the database use Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) authentication and that no SQL authentication logins exist. You are tasked with implementing this requirement. What should you do first?

Which THREE of the following are best practices for managing keys in Azure Key Vault for use with Azure SQL Database TDE?