Microsoft SC-401 Practice Exams
Last updated on Oct 21,2026- Exam Code: SC-401
- Exam Name: Administering Information Security in Microsoft 365
- Certification Provider: Microsoft
- Latest update: Oct 21,2026
HOTSPOT
You plan to create a custom sensitive information type that will use Exact Data Match (EDM).
You need to identify what to upload to Microsoft 365, and which tool to use for the upload.
What should you identify? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area. NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

You have Microsoft 365 E5 subscription that uses data loss prevention (DLP) to protect sensitive information.
You have a document named Form.docx.
You plan to use PowerShell to create a document fingerprint based on Form.docx.
You need to first connect to the subscription.
Which cmdlet should you run?
- A . Connect-IPPSSession
- B . Connect-SPOService
- C . Connect-ExchangeOnline
- D . Connect-MgGraph
You have a Microsoft 365 subscription.
Users have devices that run Windows 11.
You plan to create a Microsoft Purview insider risk management policy that will detect when a user performs the following actions:
● Deletes files that contain a sensitive information type (SIT) from their device
● Copies files that contain a SIT to a USB drive
● Prints files that contain a SIT
You need to prepare the environment to support the policy.
What should you do?
- A . Configure the physical badging connector.
- B . Configure the HR data connector.
- C . Create a Microsoft Purview communication compliance policy.
- D . Onboard the devices to Microsoft Purview.
You have a Microsoft 365 subscription.
Users have devices that run Windows 11.
You plan to create a Microsoft Purview insider risk management policy that will detect when a user performs the following actions:
● Deletes files that contain a sensitive information type (SIT) from their device
● Copies files that contain a SIT to a USB drive
● Prints files that contain a SIT
You need to prepare the environment to support the policy.
What should you do?
- A . Configure the physical badging connector.
- B . Configure the HR data connector.
- C . Create a Microsoft Purview communication compliance policy.
- D . Onboard the devices to Microsoft Purview.
You have a Microsoft SharePoint Online site named Site1 that contains a document library. The library contains more than 1,000 documents. Some of the documents are job applicant resumes. All the documents are in the English language.
You plan to apply a sensitivity label automatically to any document identified as a resume. Only documents that contain work experience, education, and accomplishments must be labeled automatically.
You need to identify and categorize the resumes. The solution must minimize administrative effort.
What should you include in the solution?
- A . a trainable classifier
- B . a keyword dictionary
- C . a function
- D . an exact data match (EDM) classifier
You have a Microsoft 365 E5 tenant.
You need to add a new keyword dictionary.
What should you create?
- A . a trainable classifier
- B . a retention policy
- C . a sensitivity label
- D . a sensitive info type
HOTSPOT
You have a Microsoft 365 E5 subscription.
The subscription contains devices that are onboarded to Microsoft Purview and configured as shown in the following table.

The subscription contains the users shown in the following table.

You need to review the activities.
What should you use for each user? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area. NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

You have a Microsoft 365 E5 subscription.
You need to prevent users from uploading data loss prevention (DLP)-protected documents to the following third-party websites:
● web1.contoso.com
● web2.contoso.com
The solution must minimize administrative effort.
To what should you set the Service domains setting for Endpoint DLP?
- A . *.contoso.com
- B . contoso.com
- C . web1.contoso.com and web2.contoso.com
- D . web*.contoso.com
DRAG DROP
You need to create a trainable classifier that can be used as a condition in an auto-apply retention label policy.
Which three actions should you perform in sequence? To answer, move the appropriate actions from the list of actions to the answer area and arrange them in the correct order.

You are planning a data loss prevention (DLP) solution that will apply to Windows Client computers.
You need to ensure that when users attempt to copy a file that contains sensitive information to a USB storage device, the following requirements are met:
● If the users are members of a group named Group1, the users must be allowed to copy the file, and an event must be recorded in the audit log.
● All other users must be blocked from copying the file.
What should you create?
- A . one DLP policy that contains one DLP rule
- B . one DLP policy that contains two DLP rules
- C . two DLP policies that each contains one DLP rule