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AZ-400 · Question #94
Your company has a project in Azure DevOps for a new web application. The company identifies security as one of the highest priorities. You need to recommend a solution to minimize the likelihood that
The correct answer is D. Add Azure Key Vault references to Azure Resource Manger templates.. Instead of putting a secure value (like a password) directly in your template or parameter file, you can retrieve the value from an Azure Key Vault during a deployment. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/templates/key-vault- parameter?tabs=azure-cli
Submitted by takeshi77· Mar 6, 2026Design identity, governance, and monitoring solutions
Question
Your company has a project in Azure DevOps for a new web application. The company identifies security as one of the highest priorities. You need to recommend a solution to minimize the likelihood that infrastructure credentials will be leaked. What should you recommend?
Options
- AAdd a Run Inline Azure PowerShell task to the pipeline.
- BAdd a PowerShell task to the pipeline and run Set-AzureKeyVaultSecret.
- CAdd a Azurre Key Vault task to the pipeline.
- DAdd Azure Key Vault references to Azure Resource Manger templates.
How the community answered
(24 responses)- A4% (1)
- B8% (2)
- C4% (1)
- D83% (20)
Explanation
Instead of putting a secure value (like a password) directly in your template or parameter file, you can retrieve the value from an Azure Key Vault during a deployment. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/templates/key-vault- parameter?tabs=azure-cli
Topics
#Azure Key Vault#ARM templates#credential security#secrets management
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