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SC-100 · Application lifecycle workload identities and APIs

Practice question 427 of 498 · easy

An Azure-hosted service must obtain tokens without a developer storing a password or certificate. Which capability should be evaluated first?

Choose the single best answer.

  1. A.A managed identity
  2. B.An account key stored in source code
  3. C.A public anonymous resource
  4. D.A shared employee account
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✓ Correct answer

  • A managed identity

Managed identity provides platform-managed authentication credentials. Shared employee credentials and source account keys retain credential-management risks, while anonymous access removes authentication rather than securing it.

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