Exam AZ-103 topic 3 question 21 discussion

Actual exam question from Microsoft's AZ-103

Question #: 21
Topic #: 3

You download an Azure Resource Manager template based on an existing virtual machine. The template will be used to deploy 100 virtual machines.
You need to modify the template to reference an administrative password. You must prevent the password from being stored in plain text.
What should you create to store the password?

A. an Azure Key Vault and an access policy
B. a Recovery Services vault and a backup policy
C. Azure Active Directory (AD) Identity Protection and an Azure policy
D. an Azure Storage account and an access policy

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Suggested Answer: A 🗳️
You can use a template that allows you to deploy a simple Windows VM by retrieving the password that is stored in a Key Vault. Therefore, the password is never put in plain text in the template parameter file.
References:
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/resources/templates/101-vm-secure-password/

by nfett at May 22, 2020, 7:02 p.m.

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nfett

Highly Voted 5 years ago

A is correct answer. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/disk-encryption-key-vault

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Mike35

Highly Voted 4 years, 11 months ago

came in exam.

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