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AZ-400 · Question #574

Drag and Drop Question You have an Azure subscription. You have the standards shown in the following table. You plan to use Azure Pipelines to build and release web apps. You need to recommend a solut

The correct answer is An extends template; An includes template. An 'extends template' is correct for Standard1 (security requirements) because extends templates enforce mandatory pipeline structure and security policies that all child pipelines must inherit and cannot bypass, making them ideal for organization-wide security compliance. An 'in

Submitted by yousef_jo· Mar 6, 2026Design and implement pipelines - specifically reusable pipeline templates and security enforcement strategies in Azure DevOps (AZ-400 / DevOps Engineer Expert)

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Drag and Drop Question You have an Azure subscription. You have the standards shown in the following table. You plan to use Azure Pipelines to build and release web apps. You need to recommend a solution to build the pipelines. The solution must meet the following requirements: - Ensure that all new pipelines meet the security requirements defined in Standard1. - Ensure that the first stage of all new pipelines contains the software prerequisites defined in Standard2. - Minimize administrative effort. What should you use to implement each standard? To answer, drag the appropriate options to the correct standards. Each component may be used once, more than once, or not at all. You may need to drag the split bar between panes or scroll to view content. NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point. Answer:

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A pipeline permissionA self-hosted agentA stageAn extends templateAn includes template

Correct arrangement

  • An extends template
  • An includes template

Explanation

An 'extends template' is correct for Standard1 (security requirements) because extends templates enforce mandatory pipeline structure and security policies that all child pipelines must inherit and cannot bypass, making them ideal for organization-wide security compliance. An 'includes template' (steps/template inclusion) is correct for Standard2 (software prerequisites in the first stage) because include templates allow reusable steps or stage definitions to be injected into pipelines, enabling consistent prerequisite setup without forcing a rigid structural inheritance - both approaches minimize administrative effort through reusability.

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#Azure Pipelines#Pipeline Templates#Extends Templates#DevSecOps

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