DP-300 Implement a secure environment Practice Question
You need to audit all successful and failed login attempts to an Azure SQL Database. Which feature should you enable?
⚠ Common exam trap
Many candidates confuse Advanced Threat Protection's alerting on suspicious logins with the comprehensive logging of all login attempts provided by Azure SQL Auditing, leading them to select ATP instead.
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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Azure SQL Auditing
Azure SQL Auditing is the correct feature because it tracks database events, including both successful and failed login attempts, and writes them to an audit log in your Azure Storage account, Log Analytics workspace, or Event Hubs. This allows you to monitor and review authentication activity for compliance and security analysis. Other features like Advanced Threat Protection, TDE, and Vulnerability Assessment do not capture login event logs.
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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Azure SQL Auditing
Why this is correct
Auditing tracks database events and writes them to an audit log.
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Advanced Threat Protection
Why it's wrong here
ATP detects threats but does not audit all logins.
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Transparent Data Encryption (TDE)
Why it's wrong here
TDE encrypts data at rest, not audit events.
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SQL Vulnerability Assessment
Why it's wrong here
Vulnerability assessment scans for security issues, not logins.
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Key term
Azure SQL Auditing
Azure SQL Auditing is a feature that tracks and records database events, such as data changes and logins, and writes them to an audit log for security monitoring and compliance.
Key term
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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