DP-300 Implement a secure environment Practice Question
You are designing a secure architecture for Azure SQL Managed Instance. You need to ensure that all connections to the instance are encrypted and that the instance can only be accessed from a specific virtual network. Which TWO configurations should you implement?
⚠ Common exam trap
Many candidates confuse service endpoints or private endpoints with the VNet injection requirement for SQL Managed Instance, mistakenly thinking they can use those features to restrict network access, when in fact the instance must be deployed inside the VNet and 'Force encryption' must be enabled for encryption enforcement.
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
✓
Configure the managed instance with the 'Force encryption' property set to Enabled.
Setting the 'Force encryption' property to Enabled on Azure SQL Managed Instance ensures that all client connections are encrypted using TLS, enforcing encryption in transit. This is a critical security control to protect data from interception or tampering during transmission.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
- ✗
Configure a service endpoint on the subnet of the managed instance.
Why it's wrong here
Service endpoints are for PaaS services outside the VNet; the instance is inside the VNet.
- ✗
Deploy the managed instance outside a virtual network.
Why it's wrong here
Azure SQL Managed Instance must be deployed inside a virtual network.
- ✓
Configure the managed instance with the 'Force encryption' property set to Enabled.
Why this is correct
This enforces encrypted connections.
- ✗
Attach a private endpoint to the managed instance.
Why it's wrong here
The managed instance is already inside the VNet; a private endpoint is redundant.
- ✓
Deploy the managed instance inside the desired virtual network.
Why this is correct
This restricts network access to the VNet.
Go deeper
Related to this question
Learn chapter
Overview of Azure Data Platform Options
Key term
Azure SQL Managed Instance
Azure SQL Managed Instance is a fully managed cloud database service that gives you nearly all the features of Microsoft SQL Server on your own server, without you having to manage the hardware or operating system.
About these practice questions
One of 906 original DP-300 practice questions on Courseiva, each with a full explanation and wrong-answer analysis — not exam dumps or protected exam content. Learn why practice questions differ from exam dumps →
JA
Written by Johnson Ajibi, MSc IT Security
Senior Network & Security Engineer · founder of Courseiva
This DP-300 practice question is part of Courseiva's free Microsoft certification practice question bank. Courseiva provides original exam-style practice questions with explanations, topic-based practice, mock exams, readiness tracking, and study analytics to help learners prepare for the DP-300 exam.