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PL-400 · Question #398

You must move an API key between environments by using a solution. You must use an environment variable with a data type of Secret. You need to create the environment variable. What must you create…

The correct answer is C. Azure Key Vault. When creating an environment variable to store API key, we use Data type "Secret" which requires an Azure Key Vault. So Azure Key Vault is correct answer.

Submitted by paula_co· Apr 18, 2026

Question

You must move an API key between environments by using a solution. You must use an environment variable with a data type of Secret. You need to create the environment variable. What must you create first?

Options

  • AApplication user
  • BCertificate
  • CAzure Key Vault
  • DClient secret

How the community answered

(33 responses)
  • A
    3% (1)
  • B
    9% (3)
  • C
    82% (27)
  • D
    6% (2)

Explanation

When creating an environment variable to store API key, we use Data type "Secret" which requires an Azure Key Vault. So Azure Key Vault is correct answer.

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