Microsoft Certified: Cloud and AI Security Engineer Associate (replaces Azure Security Engineer Associate / AZ-500) SC-500 · Domain 2: Secure storage, databases, and networking

Private endpoints and Private Link vs service endpoints, private DNS zones

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Platform services such as Storage, SQL Database and Key Vault have public endpoints by default. Two features let you reach them from a virtual network without traversing the public internet, and the exam frequently asks you to choose between them.

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