AI-300 Mlops Infrastructure Practice Question
You need to ensure that a training script running on Azure ML has access to secrets (like API keys) without hardcoding them in the script. What should you use?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Azure Key Vault
Azure Key Vault is integrated with Azure ML to securely manage and inject secrets into training jobs.
Answer analysis
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Azure Key Vault
Why this is correct
Key Vault stores secrets securely and allows the workspace to retrieve them at runtime.
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Environment variables in the Dockerfile
Why it's wrong here
This is insecure as it persists in the image.
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Local configuration files
Why it's wrong here
Local files are not accessible in the cloud compute environment without explicit sync.
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Hardcoding in the script
Why it's wrong here
Hardcoding secrets is a major security risk.
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Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official Microsoft exam blueprint
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