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CCSP · Question #729

What masking strategy involves the replacing of sensitive data at the time it is accessed and used as it flows between the data and application layers of a service?

The correct answer is C. Dynamic. Dynamic masking involves the live replacing of sensitive data fields during transactional use between the data and application layers of a service. Static masking involves creating a full data set with the sensitive data fields masked, but is not done during live transactions…

Submitted by krish.m· Apr 18, 2026Cloud Data Security

Question

What masking strategy involves the replacing of sensitive data at the time it is accessed and used as it flows between the data and application layers of a service?

Options

  • AActive
  • BStatic
  • CDynamic
  • DTransactional

How the community answered

(60 responses)
  • A
    3% (2)
  • B
    7% (4)
  • C
    88% (53)
  • D
    2% (1)

Explanation

Dynamic masking involves the live replacing of sensitive data fields during transactional use between the data and application layers of a service. Static masking involves creating a full data set with the sensitive data fields masked, but is not done during live transactions like dynamic masking. Active and transactional are offered as similar types of answers but are not types of

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