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SY0-701 · Question #1047
SY0-701 Question #1047: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation
The correct answer is A: Data masking. Data masking protects sensitive production data when moving it into non-production environments by replacing sensitive fields with realistic but fictitious values, allowing safe testing without exposing real data.
Submitted by katya_ua· Mar 6, 2026Security Operations
Question
An analyst wants to move data from production to the UAT server to test the latest release. Which of the following strategies to protect data should the analyst use?
Options
- AData masking
- BData tokenization
- CData obfuscation
- DData encryption
Explanation
Data masking protects sensitive production data when moving it into non-production environments by replacing sensitive fields with realistic but fictitious values, allowing safe testing without exposing real data.
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