MS-102 Practice Test 5 — 25 Questions

Question 1

Your company has implemented Microsoft Entra ID tenant restrictions to prevent data exfiltration. You need to ensure that external users from a partner organization can access a SharePoint Online site without being blocked by tenant restrictions. What should you do?

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

Accepted Answer

Add the partner tenant ID to the AllowedTenants list in the tenant restrictions policy.. Tenant restrictions use the X-MS-Cloud-Extension header to block or allow access based on tenant IDs. To allow external users from a partner organization to access SharePoint Online, you must add the partner's tenant ID to the 'AllowedTenants' list in the tenant restrictions policy (Option A). Option B (Conditional Access) does not bypass tenant restrictions. Option C (Azure AD B2B) invites users but does not override tenant restrictions. Option D (cross-tenant access settings) controls inbound/outbound access but is separate from tenant restrictions.

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Create a Conditional Access policy to exclude partner users from tenant restriction evaluation.

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Configure Azure AD B2B collaboration and invite partner users as guests.

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Configure cross-tenant access settings in Microsoft Entra ID to allow partner tenant.

Question 2

A security analyst wants to create a custom detection rule that triggers when a device communicates with a new, unclassified IP address that has been flagged by Microsoft threat intelligence as potentially malicious. The rule should run every hour and create an incident if more than 5 such communications from the same device occur within a 24-hour window. Which advanced hunting tables should be joined in the KQL query for this rule?

Accepted Answer

DeviceNetworkEvents and IPReputation. The rule requires detecting network communications to potentially malicious IP addresses, which involves joining `DeviceNetworkEvents` (which logs network connections from devices) with `IPReputation` (which contains Microsoft's threat intelligence classifications for IP addresses). This join allows the query to filter for communications where the destination IP is flagged as malicious and then aggregate by device to trigger an incident when the count exceeds 5 within a 24-hour window.

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DeviceProcessEvents and AlertInfo

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DeviceFileEvents and DeviceIPInfo

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EmailEvents and DeviceNetworkEvents

Question 3

A company has 500 users across Sales, Marketing, and IT departments. User objects are synced from on-premises Active Directory to Microsoft Entra ID using Azure AD Connect. Each department requires different Microsoft 365 license plans (e.g., Sales needs E3, Marketing needs Business Premium, IT needs E5). The administrator wants to automatically assign the appropriate license based on the department attribute without manual intervention. Which approach should the administrator use?

Accepted Answer

Configure group-based licensing using Microsoft Entra dynamic groups with rules based on the department attribute.. Microsoft Entra ID supports group-based licensing, which allows automatic license assignment to users based on their membership in dynamic groups. By creating dynamic groups with rules that filter on the department attribute (e.g., 'user.department -eq "Sales"'), the administrator can assign the appropriate license plan (E3, Business Premium, E5) to each group, and licenses are automatically applied or removed as users are added or removed from the group, without any manual or scripted intervention.

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Create a script that runs daily to sync department values and assign licenses using PowerShell.

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Use Azure AD Connect to filter objects and assign licenses during sync.

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Manually assign licenses to each user in the Microsoft 365 admin center.

Question 4

A security analyst has identified a new malware sample with a specific SHA256 hash. The analyst needs to immediately block this file from executing on any managed endpoint across the organization, including prevention of future execution. Which Microsoft Defender for Endpoint capability should the analyst use?

Accepted Answer

Indicators (IoCs) for file hashes. Indicators of Compromise (IoCs) for file hashes in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint allow an analyst to create a block indicator for a specific SHA256 hash. This action immediately prevents the file from executing on any managed endpoint and persists across reboots, effectively blocking future execution attempts. Unlike other capabilities, IoCs provide a direct, hash-based block that is enforced by the Microsoft Defender Antivirus engine at the point of execution.

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Attack surface reduction (ASR) rules

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Custom detection rules via advanced hunting

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Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management

Question 5

A legal hold is required for all emails in a user's mailbox related to a litigation case. The administrator needs to ensure that the mailbox content is preserved even if the user tries to delete emails. Which Microsoft Purview feature should be used?

Accepted Answer

Litigation Hold. Litigation Hold is the correct choice because it is a Microsoft Purview feature specifically designed to preserve all mailbox content, including deleted items and original versions of modified items, for legal or compliance purposes. When enabled, it places the user's entire mailbox on hold, preventing permanent deletion by the user or automated processes, and ensures that all data related to a litigation case is retained indefinitely until the hold is removed.

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eDiscovery (Standard) case hold

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Retention policy

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In-Place Hold

Question 6

A security analyst wants to automatically create a Microsoft Teams message in a dedicated security channel whenever a Microsoft 365 Defender incident with severity 'High' is created. Which automation approach should the analyst use?

Accepted Answer

Power Automate. Power Automate is the correct choice because it provides a no-code/low-code workflow that can be triggered by Microsoft 365 Defender's 'When an incident is created or updated' connector, filter for severity 'High', and then post a message to a dedicated Teams channel via the 'Post a message in a chat or channel' action. This directly meets the requirement for automatic, event-driven notification without custom code.

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Automation rules in Defender

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Microsoft Graph API

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Action Center

Question 7

A compliance officer needs to retain all documents in a SharePoint Online site for 7 years and then automatically delete them. During the retention period, users must be able to edit the documents but not delete them. Which Microsoft Purview solution should the officer configure?

Accepted Answer

retention policy configured with a retention period of 7 years and an action to delete items automatically. A retention policy in Microsoft Purview can be applied at the site level to enforce a 7-year retention period with automatic deletion, while allowing users to edit documents during that time. The policy prevents deletion by users because the retention lock overrides user permissions, ensuring compliance with the requirement to block deletion but permit edits.

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retention label configured with a retention period and an action to delete after 7 years

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data lifecycle management policy

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An eDiscovery hold

Question 8

A company wants to require that all users accessing a critical internal application must be on a compliant device (managed by Intune) and must have authenticated with multi-factor authentication in the last 30 minutes. Which Conditional Access configurations are needed?

Accepted Answer

Grant control 'Require multi-factor authentication' and 'Require device to be marked as compliant' with session control 'Sign-in frequency' set to 30 minutes. It combines the required grant controls ('Require multi-factor authentication' and 'Require device to be marked as compliant') with the session control 'Sign-in frequency' set to 30 minutes. The sign-in frequency session control enforces reauthentication after the specified time window, ensuring MFA was performed within the last 30 minutes. The grant controls ensure both MFA and device compliance are satisfied simultaneously.

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Grant control 'Require multi-factor authentication' and 'Require device to be marked as compliant' and 'Require all the selected controls'

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Grant control 'Require multi-factor authentication' and 'Require hybrid Azure AD joined device' with session control 'App enforced restrictions'

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Grant control 'Block access' for non-compliant devices and separate policy for MFA

Question 9

Refer to the exhibit. An administrator runs the KQL query in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint. The result set is empty. What is the most likely reason?

Accepted Answer

No logon events with the account name 'admin' exist in the past 7 days.. The KQL query filters for logon events where the AccountName equals 'admin' (lowercase). If no such events occurred in the last 7 days, the result set will be empty. This is the most likely reason because the query explicitly restricts the time range and account name, and an empty result does not indicate a broader issue with onboarding or case sensitivity.

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The device is not onboarded to Microsoft Defender for Endpoint.

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The query is case-sensitive and the account name is 'Admin' with a capital A.

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There are no logon events in the last 7 days.

Question 10

A security administrator wants to block users from uploading files to personal cloud storage apps (e.g., Dropbox) from managed Windows devices, while allowing access from compliant mobile devices. Which Microsoft 365 Defender feature should be used?

Accepted Answer

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps session policy. Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps session policies use reverse proxy architecture to monitor and control user activities in real time. By configuring a session policy with the 'Block' action for the 'Upload file' activity on managed Windows devices, the administrator can prevent file uploads to personal cloud storage apps like Dropbox. Conditional Access App Control enforces this policy based on device compliance, allowing compliant mobile devices to bypass the block.

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Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Attack Surface Reduction rules

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Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Safe Attachments

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Microsoft Defender for Identity

Question 11

A security administrator wants to automatically block a file that is detected as malware on one endpoint from being executed on all other endpoints in the organization. Which Microsoft Defender for Endpoint capability provides this?

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Automated investigation and remediation. Automated investigation and remediation (AIR) in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is designed to automatically respond to detected threats by containing or blocking malicious files across the organization. When malware is detected on one endpoint, AIR can trigger a remediation action (e.g., blocking the file hash) that is propagated to all other endpoints via the Microsoft Defender security center, preventing execution elsewhere.

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Attack surface reduction rules

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Network protection

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Tamper protection

Question 12

An administrator needs to allow external users from a partner company to sign up for access to a SharePoint Online site using their own Azure AD accounts. Which configuration should the administrator enable?

Accepted Answer

Enable 'External identities' > 'Self-service sign-up' in Azure AD. Enabling 'Self-service sign-up' in Azure AD External Identities allows external users to sign up for access to applications (including SharePoint Online sites) using their own Azure AD accounts without manual admin intervention. This feature creates guest user objects automatically when the external user completes the sign-up flow, which satisfies the requirement for partner users to sign up using their existing Azure AD credentials.

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Enable 'Email one-time passcode authentication' for guests

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Configure a cross-tenant access policy for the partner tenant

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Create guest user accounts manually in Azure AD

Question 13

An organization wants to enforce that all administrators use a phishing-resistant authentication method (e.g., FIDO2 security keys or Windows Hello for Business) when accessing Microsoft 365 admin portals. Which Microsoft Entra ID feature should be used?

Accepted Answer

Conditional Access authentication strength. Conditional Access authentication strength allows administrators to define and enforce specific authentication methods, such as FIDO2 security keys or Windows Hello for Business, which are phishing-resistant. By creating a policy that targets admin roles and requires an authentication strength policy that mandates these methods, the organization can ensure that only phishing-resistant credentials are accepted when accessing Microsoft 365 admin portals. This granular control goes beyond simple MFA enforcement by specifying the exact authentication method required.

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Security defaults

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Per-user MFA

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Identity Protection

Question 14

A security administrator needs to block outbound network connections from a compromised Windows device to a known malicious IP address. The solution should be configured in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and must work at the network layer, not relying on a user-installed client. Which feature should the administrator enable?

Accepted Answer

Network protection. Network protection, is correct because it is a Microsoft Defender for Endpoint feature that blocks outbound connections to malicious IP addresses and domains at the network layer, using the Windows Filtering Platform (WFP) to enforce policies without requiring a user-installed client. This ensures the block applies system-wide, even if the device is compromised, as it operates before the TCP/IP stack processes the connection.

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Attack surface reduction (ASR) rules

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Custom detection rules (advanced hunting)

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Web protection (web threat protection)

Question 15

A company has a hybrid identity with password hash synchronization. They want to ensure that any user whose account is disabled in on-premises Active Directory is automatically prevented from signing in to Microsoft 365. How can this be achieved?

Accepted Answer

Ensure Microsoft Entra Connect is configured to synchronize the disabled status; this happens automatically.. Microsoft Entra Connect (formerly Azure AD Connect) by default synchronizes the `userAccountControl` attribute from on-premises Active Directory, which includes the disabled status (bit 2, ACCOUNTDISABLE). When an on-premises user account is disabled, the corresponding `accountEnabled` attribute in Microsoft Entra ID is set to `false`, preventing sign-in to Microsoft 365 without additional configuration.

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Create a dynamic group based on accountEnabled attribute and apply a Conditional Access policy to block access.

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Run a PowerShell script daily to disable matching accounts in Microsoft Entra ID.

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Enable cloud HR provisioning.

Question 16

Your Microsoft 365 tenant contains sensitive financial data that must be retained for 7 years. You configure a retention policy in Microsoft Purview compliance portal. After 7 years, the data is still accessible to users. What is the most likely reason?

Accepted Answer

The retention policy does not include a deletion action.. A retention policy in Microsoft Purview can be configured to only retain data without a deletion action. If the policy lacks a deletion action, data will be preserved for the specified period but will not be automatically removed after that period expires, leaving it accessible to users. The scenario describes data still being accessible after 7 years, which directly indicates that no deletion action was configured to remove the data at the end of the retention period.

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A litigation hold is applied to the data.

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The retention policy is configured to retain data for 7 years and then delete it.

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The data is marked as a record and requires disposition review.

Question 17

An organization is involved in a legal case and needs to preserve all emails in a user's mailbox, including future emails, without deleting or modifying them. The user must continue to work normally. Which Microsoft Purview feature should be applied to the user's mailbox?

Accepted Answer

Litigation Hold. Litigation Hold (option A) is the correct feature because it preserves all mailbox content, including future emails, in its original state without allowing deletion or modification by users or automated processes. Unlike a retention policy, Litigation Hold places the entire mailbox on indefinite hold, ensuring that any item changed or deleted by the user is retained in the Recoverable Items folder, while the user continues to work normally. This meets the legal preservation requirement without disrupting daily operations.

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Retention policy

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Sensitivity label

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Data Loss Prevention (DLP)

Question 18

A compliance officer needs to ensure that all documents in a SharePoint Online library are automatically labeled with a 'Confidential' sensitivity label if they contain at least one of a predefined list of sensitive information types such as credit card numbers or social security numbers. Users should be able to override the label with a business justification. Which Microsoft Purview feature should the officer configure?

Accepted Answer

Auto-labeling policy for SharePoint Online. Auto-labeling policies in Microsoft Purview can automatically apply sensitivity labels to documents in SharePoint Online based on the detection of sensitive information types (e.g., credit card numbers, SSNs). This policy supports user override with a business justification, meeting the compliance officer's requirement exactly. Manual classification (Option D) would not automate the labeling, and DLP policies (Option B) focus on preventing data loss, not applying sensitivity labels.

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Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policy

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Retention label policy

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Sensitivity label with manual classification

Question 19

A compliance officer needs to automatically detect documents in SharePoint Online that contain a custom pattern (e.g., employee ID in the format EMP-12345). The pattern will be used to apply a sensitivity label. Which Microsoft Purview feature should the officer use to define the pattern?

Accepted Answer

Sensitive information types. Sensitive information types (SITs) in Microsoft Purview are specifically designed to define custom patterns, such as regular expressions for employee IDs like EMP-12345. Once defined, these SITs can be used in sensitivity labels to automatically classify and protect documents in SharePoint Online. This is the correct feature because it directly supports pattern-based detection for labeling.

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Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies

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Content search

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Data classification reports

Question 20

A company has an on-premises Active Directory environment and wants to sync user identities to Microsoft Entra ID while avoiding storing password hashes in the cloud. The company wants to provide seamless single sign-on (SSO) for domain-joined devices. Which authentication method should be chosen?

Accepted Answer

Pass-Through Authentication (PTA) with Seamless SSO. Pass-Through Authentication (PTA) with Seamless SSO is the correct choice because it validates user passwords directly against on-premises Active Directory without storing any password hashes in the cloud. Seamless SSO provides automatic sign-in for domain-joined devices using Kerberos delegation, meeting the requirement for a seamless SSO experience without password hash storage.

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Password Hash Synchronization (PHS)

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Federation with Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS)

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Cloud-only authentication