Microsoft Certified Security Compliance And Identity Fundamentals · Free Practice Question Medium
Question 32
Which of the following statements are TRUE concerning sensitivity labels and retention labels?
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A
Sensitivity labels are published to locations such as SharePoint & OneDrive; retention labels are published to users/groups.
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B
Retention labels are published to locations such as SharePoint & OneDrive; sensitivity labels are published to users/groups.
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C
Both sensitivity labels and retention labels are published to locations such as SharePoint & OneDrive.
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D
Both sensitivity labels and retention labels are published to users or groups.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
Sensitivity labels/retention labels define protection/retention settings respectively. To put them in use, you publish them via sensitivity/retention label policies.
But the sensitivity and retention label policies work differently altogether. You publish sensitivity labels to users and groups.

Whereas, you publish retention labels to different locations in Microsoft 365 like OneDrive, SharePoint, Microsoft 365 groups, Exchange, etc.

Note: You create and publish retention labels in the Data lifecycle management section.
Option Retention labels are published to locations such as SharePoint & OneDrive, sensitivity labels are published to users/groups is the correct answer.
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