AZ-500 Secure networking, compute, and storage

What is the recommended Azure approach to centralize secrets and keys?

Multiple choice — select one answer

Answer choices

  1. a. Azure Key Vault
  2. b. Env files in blob public
  3. c. Key Vault certificates
  4. d. Application security groups with NSGs

Architectural breakdown & explanation

Key Vault protects keys, secrets, certificates.

Correct answer(s): a. Azure Key Vault

Exam domain: Secure networking, compute, and storage (30% weight on the official guide).

Official documentation & study links

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