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AZ-104 · Question #667

You have an Azure subscription that contains a virtual machine named VM1 and an Azure key vault named KV1. You need to configure encryption for VM1. The solution must meet the following requirements:

The correct answer is C. Azure Disk Encryption. "You can protect your managed disks by using Azure Disk Encryption for Linux VMs, which uses DM-Crypt, or Azure Disk Encryption for Windows VMs, which uses Windows BitLocker, to protect both operating system disks and data disks with full volume encryption. Encryption keys and se

Submitted by naveen.iyer· Mar 4, 2026Implement and manage storage

Question

You have an Azure subscription that contains a virtual machine named VM1 and an Azure key vault named KV1. You need to configure encryption for VM1. The solution must meet the following requirements: - Store and use the encryption key in KV1. - Maintain encryption if VM1 is downloaded from Azure. - Encrypt both the operating system disk and the data disks. Which encryption method should you use?

Options

  • Acustomer-managed keys
  • BConfidential disk encryption
  • CAzure Disk Encryption
  • Dencryption at host

How the community answered

(40 responses)
  • A
    13% (5)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • C
    80% (32)
  • D
    5% (2)

Explanation

"You can protect your managed disks by using Azure Disk Encryption for Linux VMs, which uses DM-Crypt, or Azure Disk Encryption for Windows VMs, which uses Windows BitLocker, to protect both operating system disks and data disks with full volume encryption. Encryption keys and secrets are safeguarded in your Azure Key Vault subscription. By using the Azure Backup service, you can back up and restore encrypted virtual machines (VMs) that use Key Encryption Key (KEK) configuration." https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/security/fundamentals/encryption-overview

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