AI-103 Plan And Manage AN Azure AI Solution Practice Question
Your development team needs to deploy an Azure AI Search service and connect it to an Azure SQL Database containing source documents. Security requirements state that credentials must not be stored in application code. Which authentication method should you use between Azure AI Search and Azure SQL Database?
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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Managed Identity
Managed identities allow Azure services like AI Search to authenticate to other Azure services like SQL Database without storing credentials.
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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Shared Access Signature (SAS) token
Why it's wrong here
SAS tokens are used primarily for Azure Storage accounts, not Azure SQL Database.
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Hardcoded SQL administrator password in indexer configuration
Why it's wrong here
Hardcoding credentials violates security best practices and exposes the database to compromise.
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Anonymous access connection string
Why it's wrong here
Azure SQL Database does not support anonymous access.
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Managed Identity
Why this is correct
Using a managed identity for Azure AI Search allows secure, credential-free authentication to Azure SQL Database.
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Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official Microsoft exam blueprint
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