Q16 Key Vault Domain 4 · 20–25% of exam Priority · Real Exam

Which feature allows recovery of a deleted secret within a retention window?

  1. A Purge protection
  2. B Soft delete (correct answer)
  3. C Versioning
  4. D Backup

Shortcut: Soft delete keeps deleted objects recoverable for the retention period. Purge protection additionally blocks permanent deletion before that period elapses.