MS-102 Manage compliance by using Microsoft Purview Practice Question
This MS-102 practice question tests your understanding of manage compliance by using microsoft purview. 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. A key principle to apply: dLP policies identify, monitor, and protect sensitive information.. 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.
A compliance officer needs to ensure that all emails containing sensitive information (e.g., passport numbers) are automatically encrypted when sent to external recipients. The encryption should be enforced without requiring users to manually select an option. Which Microsoft Purview feature should they configure?
Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policy with encryption action
DLP policies can be configured to automatically encrypt emails that contain sensitive data by using Rights Management.
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Sensitivity labels with auto-labeling
Why wrong: Auto-labeling can apply sensitivity labels, but encryption is a result of label configuration; however, automatic encryption for outgoing emails is more reliably achieved via DLP.
C
Message Encryption (OME) policies
Why wrong: OME policies are part of Exchange Online and not a Purview feature; they require manual user action or integration with DLP.
D
Communication Compliance
Why wrong: Communication Compliance is for monitoring and reviewing communications, not for enforcing encryption.
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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Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policy with encryption action
A Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policy with encryption action is correct because it automatically detects sensitive information (e.g., passport numbers) using sensitive info types and enforces encryption via Microsoft Purview Message Encryption (OME) as a rule action. This ensures that when an email containing such data is sent to an external recipient, the email is automatically encrypted without requiring user intervention, meeting the compliance officer's requirement.
Key principle: DLP policies identify, monitor, and protect sensitive information.
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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Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policy with encryption action
Why this is correct
DLP policies can be configured to automatically encrypt emails that contain sensitive data by using Rights Management.
Related concept
DLP policies identify, monitor, and protect sensitive information.
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Sensitivity labels with auto-labeling
Why it's wrong here
Auto-labeling can apply sensitivity labels, but encryption is a result of label configuration; however, automatic encryption for outgoing emails is more reliably achieved via DLP.
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Message Encryption (OME) policies
Why it's wrong here
OME policies are part of Exchange Online and not a Purview feature; they require manual user action or integration with DLP.
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Communication Compliance
Why it's wrong here
Communication Compliance is for monitoring and reviewing communications, not for enforcing encryption.
Common exam traps
Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword
The trap here is that candidates often confuse sensitivity labels with auto-labeling as the solution for automatic encryption, but auto-labeling only applies labels based on conditions and does not enforce encryption unless the label itself is configured for encryption and the DLP policy triggers the action.
Detailed technical explanation
How to think about this question
Under the hood, the DLP policy uses a 'sensitive info type' (e.g., 'U.S. Passport Number' with regex and checksum validation) to trigger an 'Encrypt the email' action, which applies OME via Azure Rights Management (RMS). A subtle behavior is that the encryption action only applies to the email body and attachments, not to the subject line, and the recipient must authenticate to view the encrypted message in a browser portal or via a compatible email client.
KKey Concepts to Remember
DLP policies identify, monitor, and protect sensitive information.
DLP can automatically encrypt emails using Microsoft Purview Message Encryption.
Policies can be scoped to specific locations and conditions, like external recipients.
DLP actions are enforced at the transport layer for outgoing emails.
TExam Day Tips
→Watch for words such as best, first, most likely and least administrative effort.
→Review why wrong options are wrong, not only why the correct option is correct.
Key takeaway
DLP policies identify, monitor, and protect sensitive information.
Real-world example
How this comes up in practice
A cloud solutions architect for a retail company is evaluating services for a new workload. The correct answer here reflects best practice for the specific scenario described — not a general cloud recommendation. DLP policies identify, monitor, and protect sensitive information. Cloud exam questions reward reading the constraint carefully: the same technology can be right or wrong depending on the use case.
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Manage compliance by using Microsoft Purview — This question tests Manage compliance by using Microsoft Purview — DLP policies identify, monitor, and protect sensitive information..
What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policy with encryption action — A Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policy with encryption action is correct because it automatically detects sensitive information (e.g., passport numbers) using sensitive info types and enforces encryption via Microsoft Purview Message Encryption (OME) as a rule action. This ensures that when an email containing such data is sent to an external recipient, the email is automatically encrypted without requiring user intervention, meeting the compliance officer's requirement.
What should I do if I get this MS-102 question wrong?
Review dLP policies identify, monitor, and protect sensitive information., then practise related MS-102 questions on the same topic to reinforce the concept.
What is the key concept behind this question?
DLP policies identify, monitor, and protect sensitive information.
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