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DP-300 Practice Question: Monitor, configure, and optimize database resources
Drag and drop the steps to configure transparent data encryption (TDE) for an Azure SQL Database using a customer-managed key in Azure Key Vault in the correct order.
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Create Azure Key Vault and key, then grant Key Vault permissions to the Azure SQL Database server, then enable TDE with customer-managed key, then select the key and save.
First set up Key Vault with a key, grant permissions, then enable TDE with customer-managed key, select the key, and save.
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Create Azure Key Vault and key, then grant Key Vault permissions to the Azure SQL Database server, then enable TDE with customer-managed key, then select the key and save.
Why this is correct
This is the correct order because the Key Vault and key must exist before granting permissions, and permissions must be granted before enabling TDE with a customer-managed key.
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Grant Key Vault permissions to the Azure SQL Database server, then create Azure Key Vault and key, then enable TDE with customer-managed key, then select the key and save.
Why it's wrong here
This is incorrect because you cannot grant permissions to a Key Vault that does not yet exist; the Key Vault and key must be created first.
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Enable TDE with customer-managed key, then create Azure Key Vault and key, then grant Key Vault permissions to the Azure SQL Database server, then select the key and save.
Why it's wrong here
This is incorrect because enabling TDE requires a key and permissions to be in place; you cannot enable TDE before the Key Vault and permissions are set up.
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Create Azure Key Vault and key, then enable TDE with customer-managed key, then grant Key Vault permissions to the Azure SQL Database server, then select the key and save.
Why it's wrong here
This is incorrect because the Azure SQL Database server must have permissions to access the Key Vault before enabling TDE, otherwise the operation will fail.
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Transparent Data Encryption
Transparent Data Encryption is a security feature that automatically encrypts data written to a database and decrypts it when read, without requiring any changes to the application.
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