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SY0-701 · Question #495

Which of the following is an example of a data protection strategy that uses tokenization?

The correct answer is B. Replacing sensitive data with surrogate values. Tokenization replaces sensitive data with non-sensitive surrogate values that retain the necessary format but are meaningless without access to the original data.

Submitted by amina.ke· Mar 6, 2026General security concepts

Question

Which of the following is an example of a data protection strategy that uses tokenization?

Options

  • AEncrypting databases containing sensitive data
  • BReplacing sensitive data with surrogate values
  • CRemoving sensitive data from production systems
  • DHashing sensitive data in critical systems

How the community answered

(27 responses)
  • A
    7% (2)
  • B
    89% (24)
  • C
    4% (1)

Explanation

Tokenization replaces sensitive data with non-sensitive surrogate values that retain the necessary format but are meaningless without access to the original data.

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