What role do secure views play in data analysis practices?

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Options

• AThey prevent the creation of materialized views.
• BThey don't impact data security but significantly enhance query performance.
• CSecure views offer enhanced data security while allowing selective data access.
• DSecure views limit access to data, hindering analysis.

• B
  4% (1)
• C
  92% (23)
• D
  4% (1)

Explanation

Secure views act as a controlled lens over underlying data - they expose only the columns or rows a user is permitted to see, without granting access to the base tables. This makes C correct: they simultaneously protect sensitive data and enable authorized analysts to query what they need.

• A is wrong because secure views have nothing to do with preventing materialized views; these are independent concepts.
• B is wrong because the primary purpose of secure views is security, not performance - in fact, they can slightly reduce query performance due to added access-control checks.
• D is wrong because limiting access by design (e.g., hiding PII from analysts who don't need it) is not a hindrance - it enables safe, compliant analysis rather than blocking it.

Memory tip: Think of a secure view as a "tinted window" - outsiders see only what you choose to show, but the full room (data) still exists behind it. Security + selective access = the whole point.

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