What should you create to store the password?

You download an Azure Resource Manager template based on an existing virtual machine. The template will be used to deploy 100 virtual machines.

You need to modify the template to reference an administrative password. You must prevent the password from being stored in plain text.

What should you create to store the password?
A . Azure Active Directory (AD) Identity Protection and an Azure policy
B . a Recovery Services vault and a backup policy
C . an Azure Key Vault and an access policy
D . an Azure Storage account and an access policy

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Answer: C

Explanation:

You can use a template that allows you to deploy a simple Windows VM by retrieving the password that is stored in a Key Vault. Therefore the password is never put in plain text in the template parameter file.

References: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/resources/templates/101-vm-secure-password/