MS-102 Deploy and manage a Microsoft 365 tenant Practice Question
Your organization is implementing Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies to protect sensitive data in Microsoft Teams. You need to ensure that DLP policies apply to both chat and channel messages. What should you configure?
⚠ Common exam trap
Many candidates think chat and channel messages require separate DLP policies due to their different storage locations, but Microsoft Purview abstracts this complexity by allowing a single Teams location selection that covers both.
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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Create a single DLP policy with the Teams location selected.
Microsoft Purview DLP policies can be configured to include the Teams location, which automatically covers both chat and channel messages. When you select the Teams location in a single DLP policy, it applies to all Teams communications, including 1:1 chats, group chats, and channel conversations, without needing separate policies.
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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Configure a DLP policy for Exchange Online to cover Teams messages.
Why it's wrong here
An Exchange Online DLP policy only inspects email messages and mail attachments; it does not evaluate Microsoft Teams messages even though those messages are archived in Exchange mailboxes. Teams content requires selecting the Teams workload as the location within a Purview DLP policy. The Exchange location alone will miss chats and channel posts, leaving the organization unprotected.
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Assign a sensitivity label to the Teams with a DLP policy attached.
Why it's wrong here
Sensitivity labels are not a prerequisite for DLP, and you cannot 'attach' a DLP policy to a label as if the label itself enforces rules. While a sensitivity label can act as a condition inside a DLP policy, the policy must still be created separately with the Teams location selected. A label simply enables classification and protection, not policy-based detection of sensitive content in Teams messages.
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Create two separate DLP policies: one for chat and one for channels.
Why it's wrong here
There is no need to create separate DLP policies for chat versus channel messages because the Teams location in a single Purview DLP policy automatically covers both private chats and the chat/channel messages in teams and channels. All Teams messages share the same DLP processing pipeline, so segmenting them into multiple policies could lead to duplicated overhead and inconsistent rule evaluation. A single policy with the Teams location is the supported, clean design.
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Create a single DLP policy with the Teams location selected.
Why this is correct
Creating a single DLP policy and selecting the Teams location is the correct approach because that location applies to all Teams messages, including 1:1 chats, group chats, and messages or conversations in standard and private channels. The policy will evaluate content in real time and can block or report violations consistently across every Teams conversation surface. This one selection removes the need for any separate policies for chat or channel content.
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