Certified Marketing Cloud Administrator Exam: Decrypting Subscriber Files for Import | Northern Trail Outfitters

Decrypting Subscriber Files for Import

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Northern Trail Outfitters requires all subscriber files placed on the SFTP for import to be encrypted.

Which activity in Automation Studio could be used to decrypt the file to prepare for importing?

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Option B, Decryption Activity, could be used to decrypt the file to prepare for importing.

The Decryption Activity in Automation Studio is used to decrypt encrypted files that are placed in a specified location. The Decryption Activity uses a private key to decrypt the files, which were encrypted using a public key.

In the case of Northern Trail Outfitters, the subscriber files placed on the SFTP for import are encrypted. To import these files, they need to be decrypted first. The Decryption Activity in Automation Studio can be used to decrypt these files.

To use the Decryption Activity, you need to configure it with the following details:

  • Name of the activity
  • Description of the activity
  • Source directory: the directory where the encrypted files are located
  • Target directory: the directory where the decrypted files will be stored
  • Private key: the private key used to decrypt the files

Once the Decryption Activity is configured, you can use it in an Automation Studio workflow to decrypt the encrypted files. The workflow can then proceed to import the decrypted files using a File Transfer Activity or a Data Extract Activity.

In summary, if Northern Trail Outfitters requires all subscriber files placed on the SFTP for import to be encrypted, the Decryption Activity in Automation Studio can be used to decrypt the files before importing them.