SC-401 Practice Question 3517

Exam: SC-401
Domain: Implement information protection
Difficulty: medium
An organization needs to encrypt outbound email sent to external recipients using Microsoft Purview Message Encryption. When an external recipient does not have a Microsoft 365 or Google account, how do they access the encrypted message?

Answer Options

A
Via secure web portal authenticated with a One-Time Passcode (OTP)
B
By installing on-premises Active Directory Domain Services
C
By having the message decrypted into cleartext automatically in transit
D
They are permanently blocked from reading encrypted messages

Correct Answer

A: Via secure web portal authenticated with a One-Time Passcode (OTP)

Explanation

External recipients receive an email notification containing a secure web link directing them to the Microsoft Purview Message Encryption web portal, where they authenticate using a One-Time Passcode (OTP).