Question 42 of 498
VCP-DCV vSphere Security Practice Question
A vSphere environment uses vSAN and has VM encryption enabled. The administrator needs to recover a VM after an encrypted disk becomes corrupted. What is required?
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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The key management server (KMS) and the KEK/Rekey.
Recovering a VM from a corrupted encrypted disk in a vSAN environment with VM encryption enabled requires access to the key management server (KMS) and the encryption keys (KEK/Rekey). Without these keys, the encrypted data cannot be decrypted. Option A is incorrect because the vSAN health service monitors vSAN health but does not provide cryptographic keys. Option B is incorrect because a backup of VM files alone is insufficient; the backup would still be encrypted and require the same keys to restore. Option D is incorrect because the VM's storage policy defines properties like encryption, but the policy itself does not contain the actual encryption keys needed for recovery.
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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The vSAN health service.
Why it's wrong here
The vSAN health service monitors vSAN health but does not provide cryptographic keys.
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A recent backup of the VM files.
Why it's wrong here
A backup of VM files alone is insufficient; the backup would still be encrypted and require the same keys to restore.
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The key management server (KMS) and the KEK/Rekey.
Why this is correct
The key management server (KMS) and the encryption keys (KEK/Rekey) are required to decrypt the corrupted VM.
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The VM’s storage policy.
Why it's wrong here
The VM's storage policy defines properties like encryption, but the policy itself does not contain the actual encryption keys needed for recovery.
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Last reviewed: Jun 24, 2026
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