This MD-102 practice question tests your understanding of manage and maintain devices. This is a configuration task: choose the command set that satisfies every stated requirement. Small differences — like 'secret' vs 'password' or 'transport input ssh' vs 'all' — change whether the answer is correct. After answering, compare your reasoning against the explanation and wrong-answer breakdown below. Once you have made your selection, read the full explanation to reinforce the concept and understand why each distractor is designed to mislead on exam day.
You need to enforce encryption on Windows 10 devices managed by Intune. Which policy type should you configure?
Endpoint Protection profile
Endpoint Protection profiles include settings for BitLocker encryption.
Device compliance policy
Why wrong: Compliance policies can require encryption but cannot enforce it.
Windows Update for Business policy
Why wrong: Update policies do not manage encryption.
Device configuration profile (settings catalog)
Why wrong: Settings catalog does not include encryption enforcement.
Answer choices
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
Endpoint Protection profile
Endpoint Protection profiles in Intune include the 'Windows Encryption' settings category, which allows you to enforce BitLocker Drive Encryption on Windows 10 devices. This profile directly manages encryption policies such as requiring BitLocker on OS and fixed drives, configuring encryption methods (e.g., XTS-AES 128-bit), and setting recovery password options. It is the correct policy type for enforcing encryption because it specifically targets security settings like device encryption and BitLocker.
Key principle: Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Answer analysis
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
Endpoint Protection profile
Why this is correct
Endpoint Protection profiles include settings for BitLocker encryption.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
Device compliance policy
Why it's wrong here
Compliance policies can require encryption but cannot enforce it.
Windows Update for Business policy
Why it's wrong here
Update policies do not manage encryption.
Device configuration profile (settings catalog)
Why it's wrong here
Settings catalog does not include encryption enforcement.
Common exam traps
The trap here is that candidates confuse Device Compliance Policies (which can check encryption status) with the actual policy that enforces encryption, leading them to select Option B, but compliance policies are read-only evaluations and cannot configure BitLocker settings.
Detailed technical explanation
Endpoint Protection profiles leverage the Windows CSP (Configuration Service Provider) for BitLocker, specifically the BitLocker CSP (./Device/Vendor/MSFT/BitLocker), which allows Intune to push policies like requiring encryption on OS drives and fixed data drives. A subtle behavior is that if a device does not have a TPM (Trusted Platform Module) 2.0, BitLocker may require additional settings like a startup PIN or password, which can be configured within the same profile. In real-world scenarios, organizations often combine this with a Compliance Policy that checks encryption status to trigger conditional access or user remediation.
Key takeaway
Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
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Manage and maintain devices — This question tests Manage and maintain devices — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..
The correct answer is: Endpoint Protection profile — Endpoint Protection profiles in Intune include the 'Windows Encryption' settings category, which allows you to enforce BitLocker Drive Encryption on Windows 10 devices. This profile directly manages encryption policies such as requiring BitLocker on OS and fixed drives, configuring encryption methods (e.g., XTS-AES 128-bit), and setting recovery password options. It is the correct policy type for enforcing encryption because it specifically targets security settings like device encryption and BitLocker.
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