Data masking can be used to provide all of the following functionality, except:

The correct answer is C. Authentication of privileged users. Data masking replaces sensitive data with realistic but fictitious data to limit exposure. It supports use cases like providing safe test data in sandboxed/dev environments, enforcing least privilege by hiding fields users don't need, and enabling secure workflows where only part

Submitted by devops_kid· Apr 18, 2026Cloud Data Security

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ASecure remote access
Btest data in sandboxed environments
CAuthentication of privileged users
DEnforcing least privilege

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C
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Explanation

Data masking replaces sensitive data with realistic but fictitious data to limit exposure. It supports use cases like providing safe test data in sandboxed/dev environments, enforcing least privilege by hiding fields users don't need, and enabling secure workflows where only partial data is shown. However, data masking plays no role in authenticating users - privileged or otherwise. Authentication is handled by identity and access management (IAM) mechanisms such as passwords, MFA, and certificates, which are entirely separate from data masking.

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