AZ-305 Design identity, governance, and monitoring solutions Practice Test 6 — 15 Questions

Question 1

A company wants to monitor sign-in activity for their Microsoft Entra ID-integrated applications. They need to detect risky sign-ins, such as sign-ins from anonymous IP addresses or unfamiliar locations, and automatically block or require multi-factor authentication. They also need a dashboard showing risk events and the ability to investigate and remediate. Which Microsoft Entra ID feature should they use?

Choose an answer to begin — your selection is scored in the full session.

Accepted Answer

Microsoft Entra ID Identity Protection. Microsoft Entra ID Identity Protection is the correct feature because it specifically detects and responds to risky sign-ins, such as those from anonymous IP addresses or unfamiliar locations, by automatically blocking access or requiring multi-factor authentication. It provides a dashboard of risk events (e.g., leaked credentials, impossible travel) and supports investigation and remediation workflows, directly matching the requirements for monitoring sign-in activity and enforcing conditional access policies.

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Microsoft Entra ID Privileged Identity Management (PIM)

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Microsoft Entra ID Access Reviews

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Microsoft Entra ID Self-Service Password Reset (SSPR)

Question 2

A company uses Microsoft Entra ID (Microsoft Entra ID). They have a SaaS application that supports SCIM (System for Cross-domain Identity Management). The company wants to automatically create, update, and deactivate user accounts in the SaaS application whenever changes occur in Microsoft Entra ID. They do not want to use custom scripts. Which Microsoft Entra ID feature should they configure?

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Microsoft Entra ID Provisioning (Automatic User Provisioning). Microsoft Entra ID Provisioning (Automatic User Provisioning) is the correct feature because it natively supports the SCIM (System for Cross-domain Identity Management) protocol to automate the creation, update, and deactivation of user accounts in SaaS applications. This eliminates the need for custom scripts by synchronizing identity changes from Microsoft Entra ID to the target application in near real-time.

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Microsoft Entra ID Application Proxy

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Microsoft Entra ID Connect

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Microsoft Entra ID B2B Collaboration

Question 3

A company uses Microsoft Entra ID. They want to grant a user temporary access to the Global Administrator role for a specific task. The access must require approval from a manager and automatically expire after 4 hours. Which Microsoft Entra ID feature should they use?

Accepted Answer

Microsoft Entra ID Privileged Identity Management (PIM). Microsoft Entra ID Privileged Identity Management (PIM) provides just-in-time (JIT) privileged access, allowing users to activate roles like Global Administrator for a limited time. It supports approval workflows (manager approval) and configurable activation duration (e.g., 4 hours), making it the correct choice for temporary, approved, time-bound role elevation.

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Microsoft Entra ID Conditional Access

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Microsoft Entra ID Identity Protection

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Microsoft Entra ID Access Reviews

Question 4

A company uses Microsoft Entra ID. They want to automatically detect sign-ins from anonymous IP addresses, sign-ins from unfamiliar locations, and other risky activities. When such a risk is detected, they want to block the sign-in or require multi-factor authentication. They also need a dashboard to review risk events. Which Microsoft Entra ID feature should they use?

Accepted Answer

Microsoft Entra ID Identity Protection. Microsoft Entra ID Identity Protection is the correct feature because it is specifically designed to detect and respond to identity-based risks such as sign-ins from anonymous IP addresses, unfamiliar locations, and other risky activities. It provides a risk-based conditional access policy that can automatically block sign-ins or require multi-factor authentication (MFA) when a risk is detected, and it includes a dashboard for reviewing risk events and reports.

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Microsoft Entra ID Conditional Access

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Microsoft Entra ID Privileged Identity Management (PIM)

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Microsoft Entra ID Access Reviews

Question 5

A company is building a customer-facing web application. They want to allow users to sign in using their existing social accounts (Microsoft, Google, Facebook) or create a local account. The solution must be fully managed and support custom branding. Which Azure service should they use?

Accepted Answer

Microsoft Entra ID B2C (Business to Consumer). Microsoft Entra ID B2C (Business to Consumer) is the correct choice because it is a fully managed identity service designed specifically for customer-facing applications. It supports social identity providers (Microsoft, Google, Facebook) via OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect, allows local account creation, and provides extensive custom branding capabilities through customizable user flows and page layouts.

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Microsoft Entra ID External Identities

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Microsoft Entra ID B2B collaboration

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Microsoft Entra ID Application Proxy

Question 6

A company uses Microsoft Entra ID. They want to block all access to corporate applications from devices that are not managed by their organization. They require that only devices enrolled in Microsoft Intune and compliant with company policies can access company resources. Which Microsoft Entra ID feature should they use?

Accepted Answer

Conditional Access policy requiring device compliance. Conditional Access policies in Microsoft Entra ID can enforce device compliance as a condition for granting access. By configuring a policy that requires devices to be marked as compliant in Microsoft Intune, only devices enrolled and meeting company policies can access corporate applications, effectively blocking unmanaged devices.

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Identity Protection with user risk policy

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Privileged Identity Management (PIM)

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Microsoft Entra ID Join process

Question 7

A company uses Microsoft Entra ID. They want to require users to use multi-factor authentication when accessing the Azure portal from any device. They do not want to require MFA for other applications. Which Microsoft Entra ID feature should they configure?

Accepted Answer

Conditional Access policy targeting Azure Portal. Conditional Access policies allow granular control over authentication requirements based on conditions such as application, user, location, or device state. By creating a policy that targets the 'Microsoft Azure Management' cloud app and requires multi-factor authentication, you can enforce MFA specifically for the Azure portal without affecting other applications. This provides the precise control requested, unlike broader or legacy methods.

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Per-user MFA (legacy)

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Security defaults

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Identity Protection

Question 8

A company uses Microsoft Entra ID. They want to allow external business partners to request access to a specific internal application. The access must be time-limited and require approval from a manager within the partner's organization. Additionally, access should automatically expire after the defined period. Which Microsoft Entra ID feature should they use?

Accepted Answer

Microsoft Entra ID Entitlement Management. Microsoft Entra ID Entitlement Management enables organizations to manage access requests for internal and external users through access packages. It supports time-limited access with automatic expiration and allows delegation of approval to a manager within the partner's organization via connected organizations. This directly meets the requirement for external partner self-service access with time-bound, approved access.

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Microsoft Entra ID B2B Collaboration

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Microsoft Entra ID Identity Governance

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Microsoft Entra ID Privileged Identity Management (PIM)

Question 9

A company uses Microsoft Entra ID (Microsoft Entra ID). They want to automatically detect sign-in attempts from anonymous IP addresses and sign-ins from unfamiliar locations. When such a risk is detected, they want to block the sign-in or require multi-factor authentication (MFA) in real time. Additionally, they need a dashboard that provides a summary of risk events and allows investigation. Which Microsoft Entra ID feature should they use?

Accepted Answer

Microsoft Entra ID Identity Protection. Microsoft Entra ID Identity Protection is the correct feature because it automatically detects sign-in risks such as anonymous IP addresses and unfamiliar locations, and can trigger real-time remediation actions like blocking the sign-in or requiring MFA. It also provides a risk dashboard and investigation capabilities, directly matching the requirements for risk detection, automated response, and reporting.

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Microsoft Entra ID Conditional Access

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Microsoft Entra ID Privileged Identity Management (PIM)

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Microsoft Entra ID Access Reviews

Question 10

A company uses Microsoft Entra ID (Microsoft Entra ID) and Microsoft Intune. They want to block all access to internal corporate applications from devices that are not enrolled in Intune and do not meet the company's compliance policies. The solution must apply to all cloud app access seamlessly. Which Microsoft Entra ID feature should they configure?

Accepted Answer

Microsoft Entra ID Conditional Access. Microsoft Entra ID Conditional Access is the correct feature because it enables you to create policies that evaluate device compliance and enrollment status before granting access to cloud applications. By configuring a Conditional Access policy with a condition requiring devices to be marked as compliant and enrolled in Intune, you can block access from non-compliant or unenrolled devices seamlessly across all integrated cloud apps.

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Microsoft Entra ID Identity Protection

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Microsoft Entra ID Privileged Identity Management

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Microsoft Entra ID Access Reviews

Question 11

A company wants to automatically detect sign-in attempts from anonymous IP addresses and sign-ins from unfamiliar locations. When such a risk is detected, they want to require multi-factor authentication (MFA) or block the sign-in in real time. Additionally, they need a dashboard that shows risk events and allows generating weekly risk reports. Which Microsoft Entra ID feature should they use?

Accepted Answer

Microsoft Entra ID Identity Protection. Microsoft Entra ID Identity Protection is the correct feature because it specifically detects sign-in risks such as anonymous IP addresses and unfamiliar locations, and it can automatically enforce conditional access policies like requiring MFA or blocking sign-ins in real time. It also provides a dashboard for risk events and supports generating weekly risk reports, directly matching all stated requirements.

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Microsoft Entra ID Conditional Access

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Microsoft Entra ID Privileged Identity Management

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Microsoft Entra ID Identity Governance

Question 12

A company uses Microsoft Entra ID (Microsoft Entra ID). They have many guest users with access to internal SharePoint sites and applications. They need to review guest user access every 90 days and automatically remove access if the guest does not respond to the review request. The solution must be fully automated without custom scripting. Which Microsoft Entra ID feature should they use?

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Microsoft Entra ID Access Reviews. Microsoft Entra ID Access Reviews is the correct feature because it allows administrators to create recurring reviews of guest user access to groups, applications, and SharePoint sites. It can be configured to automatically remove access if the guest does not respond within a specified period (e.g., 90 days), and it supports full automation without custom scripting by leveraging built-in review schedules and auto-apply actions.

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Microsoft Entra ID Conditional Access

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Microsoft Entra ID Identity Protection

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Microsoft Entra ID Privileged Identity Management

Question 13

A company uses Microsoft Entra ID (Microsoft Entra ID) and Microsoft Intune. They want to block access to all corporate cloud applications (e.g., Office 365, Azure portal) from devices that are not enrolled in Intune or do not meet the company's compliance policies. The solution must work seamlessly for all cloud apps without requiring per-app configuration. Which Microsoft Entra ID feature should they configure?

Accepted Answer

Conditional Access policy with 'Require device to be marked as compliant' grant control. A Conditional Access policy with the 'Require device to be marked as compliant' grant control enforces device compliance across all cloud apps (Office 365, Azure portal, etc.) without per-app configuration. This works by integrating with Intune compliance policies and checking device enrollment status at the time of authentication, blocking non-compliant or unenrolled devices at the Entra ID level.

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Microsoft Entra ID Identity Protection

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Privileged Identity Management (PIM)

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Microsoft Entra ID B2C

Question 14

A company uses Microsoft Entra ID (Microsoft Entra ID). They need to grant external partners access to an internal application for a limited time (30 days). The access request must be approved by a manager from the partner's organization, and after 30 days the access must automatically expire. They also want to send email reminders 7 days before expiration. Which Microsoft Entra ID feature should they use?

Accepted Answer

Microsoft Entra ID Entitlement Management. Microsoft Entra ID Entitlement Management enables organizations to manage access for external partners through access packages, which can include time-limited assignments, approval workflows (including manager approval from the partner's organization), and automatic expiration with email notifications. This directly meets the requirement for a 30-day access period with manager approval and 7-day reminder emails.

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Microsoft Entra ID Identity Protection

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Microsoft Entra ID Privileged Identity Management (PIM)

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Microsoft Entra ID B2B with Conditional Access

Question 15

A company uses Microsoft Entra ID (Microsoft Entra ID). They want to require multi-factor authentication (MFA) for all users accessing the Azure portal, but do not want MFA to be required for other applications like Office 365. Which Microsoft Entra ID feature should they configure?

Accepted Answer

Microsoft Entra ID Conditional Access. Conditional Access in Microsoft Entra ID allows granular control over authentication requirements based on conditions such as application, user, location, or device state. By creating a Conditional Access policy targeting the Azure Portal application and requiring MFA, the company can enforce MFA specifically for Azure Portal access without affecting other applications like Office 365, which can be excluded from the policy.

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Microsoft Entra ID Security defaults

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Microsoft Entra ID Identity Protection

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Microsoft Entra ID Privileged Identity Management (PIM)