DP-700 Ingest and Transform Data Practice Question
You are using a Copy Activity in Microsoft Fabric Data Factory. You need to ensure that the data is encrypted both in transit and at rest. Which setting should you verify?
⚠ Common exam trap
Candidates often assume encryption is handled automatically at the pipeline level without checking the Linked Service settings, which is where the encryption-in-transit protocol must be explicitly verified.
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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Check the 'Use Encrypted Connection' property in the Linked Service
Microsoft Fabric automatically handles encryption at rest for all data stored in OneLake. For data in transit, you must ensure that your connections use encrypted protocols like HTTPS or TLS. By default, Fabric connectors are configured to use secure channels, but verifying these settings ensures compliance with corporate security mandates regarding data in transit protection during ingestion from external sources into your Fabric environment.
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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Enable 'Force TLS 1.2' on the source server
Why it's wrong here
While enabling TLS 1.2 on the source server is a good security practice, it is not the configuration setting within the Fabric Data Factory pipeline itself. The pipeline relies on the connector's ability to negotiate a secure connection, which is managed at the service level.
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Check the 'Use Encrypted Connection' property in the Linked Service
Why this is correct
In the Linked Service configuration for most connectors, there is an option to enforce encrypted connections. Checking this ensures that the data movement activity mandates a secure channel during the extraction process, satisfying security requirements for sensitive data movement between the external source and the Fabric environment.
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Manually encrypt the files using a PGP key
Why it's wrong here
Manual file encryption adds unnecessary complexity and overhead to the pipeline. Microsoft Fabric manages encryption natively using platform-managed keys or customer-managed keys. Relying on manual PGP encryption would break standard ingestion tasks and prevent Fabric from being able to read or parse the data files directly.
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Configure an Azure Key Vault secret for the data
Why it's wrong here
Azure Key Vault is used for storing connection credentials like passwords or API keys securely. It does not control the encryption of the actual data payload as it moves through the Data Factory pipeline or how it is stored within the destination OneLake environment.
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