Microsoft Certified Azure Database Administrator Associate · Free Practice Question Easy

Question 4

When setting up encryption in Azure SQL Database, which encryption method encrypts sensitive data before it leaves a client's system and it remains encrypted in the database?
  • A Transparent Data Encryption
  • B Object-Level Encryption
  • C Always Encrypted
  • D Row-Level Security
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Correct answer: C

Explanation

Always Encrypted allows clients to encrypt sensitive data inside client applications and never reveal the encryption keys to the database engine.

Reference: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/always-encrypted-azure-sql

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