DP-300 Implement a secure environment Practice Question
Your organization has a regulatory requirement to audit all data modifications in an Azure SQL Database. You enable Azure SQL Database auditing and configure it to send logs to a Log Analytics workspace. However, you notice that DELETE operations on a specific table are not being audited. What is the most likely cause?
⚠ Common exam trap
Many exam-takers confuse the destination of audit logs (diagnostic settings) with the scope of audited actions (audit action groups), leading them to incorrectly blame misconfigured diagnostic settings or the log destination for missing DELETE operations.
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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The audit action group does not include 'DATABASE_OPERATION_GROUP'
Azure SQL Database auditing uses audit action groups to define which operations are logged. By default, the audit policy includes 'SUCCESSFUL_DATABASE_AUTHENTICATION_GROUP', 'FAILED_DATABASE_AUTHENTICATION_GROUP', and 'BATCH_COMPLETED_GROUP', but 'DATABASE_OPERATION_GROUP' is required to capture DDL and DML operations like DELETE. If this group is not explicitly added to the audit specification, DELETE operations on specific tables will not be recorded, even though general auditing is enabled.
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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The diagnostic settings for the database are misconfigured
Why it's wrong here
Diagnostic settings are for metrics, not auditing.
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The audit action group does not include 'DATABASE_OPERATION_GROUP'
Why this is correct
Data modification auditing requires appropriate action groups.
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Audit logs are being written to a storage account instead of Log Analytics
Why it's wrong here
The destination doesn't affect which operations are audited.
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The table has been configured to ignore auditing for read operations
Why it's wrong here
Read operations are not the issue; DELETE is a write operation.
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