DP-300 Implement a secure environment Practice Question
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?
⚠ Common exam trap
The trap here is treating contained database user creation as the first step rather than a step that depends on a directory administrator already existing.
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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Assign a Microsoft Entra ID admin to the Azure SQL logical server.
Assigning a Microsoft Entra ID administrator to the logical server activates directory authentication for the server. Only after that can you create contained database users mapped to Entra identities and rely on Conditional Access to enforce multifactor authentication. The other choices address encryption, network filtering, or dependent steps that require the directory admin to exist first.
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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Assign a Microsoft Entra ID admin to the Azure SQL logical server.
Why this is correct
Setting a Microsoft Entra ID administrator on the logical server is the prerequisite that enables Entra authentication for the server and its databases. Until this is configured, you cannot create contained database users mapped to directory identities, and multifactor authentication enforcement through Conditional Access has no directory principal to act upon.
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Enable Transparent Data Encryption on each database.
Why it's wrong here
Transparent Data Encryption protects data at rest using a database encryption key; it has no relationship to authentication. Enabling it will not make Entra ID identities resolvable, nor will it allow Conditional Access policies to apply to connections.
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Create contained database users for each application in every database.
Why it's wrong here
Contained database users are required later so that identities map into each database, but creating them before the server has an Entra ID administrator will fail because the server cannot resolve the directory principals. The prerequisite is to establish the directory administrative context on the logical server first.
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Configure a firewall rule to allow the corporate network range.
Why it's wrong here
Firewall rules control which network addresses may reach the server and do not affect how users authenticate. Restricting network ranges is orthogonal to identity; the teams still need directory-based authentication, and a firewall rule alone leaves SQL logins fully functional.
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