PL-900 Practice Question: Manage the Microsoft Power Platform environment
A company is using Power Automate flows that connect to multiple third-party services. The security administrator wants to ensure that no sensitive data is sent to unauthorized external services. Which feature should be used to enforce this requirement?
⚠ Common exam trap
The trap is confusing monitoring/auditing features (which detect after the fact) with preventive controls like DLP that actually block unauthorized connector combinations.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Create and apply Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies.
Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies in Power Platform define which connectors are Business, Non-Business, or Blocked, and prevent flows from combining connectors across groups — thereby stopping sensitive data from flowing to unauthorized external services. This is the purpose-built governance control for restricting connector usage across flows and apps.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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Create and apply Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies.
Why this is correct
DLP policies in Power Platform define connector classification into Business, Non-Business and Blocked groups, then enforce which connectors a flow may combine. This directly prevents sensitive data reaching unauthorised external services, satisfying the administrator's requirement to block exfiltration across third-party connections.
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Enable audit logging in the Power Platform admin center.
Why it's wrong here
Audit logging records who did what and when, providing after-the-fact visibility rather than preventing sensitive data reaching unauthorised services. It is tempting because it surfaces connector usage, but it neither blocks nor classifies connectors. Audit logging suits investigations and compliance reporting; Data Loss Prevention policies enforce the actual restriction.
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Configure environment routing rules.
Why it's wrong here
Environment routing rules direct makers to a chosen environment based on their security group or licence; they govern where flows are created, not which connectors may transmit data externally. They are tempting as a governance control, but blocking unauthorised services requires Data Loss Prevention connector policies. Routing suits environment assignment, not exfiltration prevention.
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Use the Power Platform Copilot to monitor flows.
Why it's wrong here
Copilot monitors and assists with flow authoring; it applies no connector classification or enforcement, so it cannot stop data leaving to unauthorised services. It is tempting because it observes flows, but observation is not control. Copilot suits drafting and troubleshooting automations, whereas Data Loss Prevention policies define allowed and blocked connectors.
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Last reviewed September 2026 · checked against the official Microsoft exam blueprint
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