SC-900 Describe the capabilities of Microsoft Entra Practice Test 6 — 15 Questions

Question 1

A multinational corporation uses Microsoft Entra ID. The IT department wants to allow regional IT administrators in Europe to manage users and groups only for their own region, without granting them permissions to manage users in other regions. Which Microsoft Entra ID feature should they use?

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

Accepted Answer

B. Administrative Units. Administrative Units (AUs) in Microsoft Entra ID allow you to delegate administrative permissions scoped to a subset of users, groups, or devices. By creating an AU for the Europe region and assigning regional IT administrators to it, you restrict their management scope to only those objects within that AU, preventing them from managing users in other regions.

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A. Conditional Access

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C. Privileged Identity Management

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D. Identity Governance

Question 2

A company uses Microsoft Entra ID. The security team wants to configure a policy so that when a user signs in from an unfamiliar location (not on the company's trusted IP ranges) or from an unfamiliar device, they are prompted for additional verification (e.g., MFA). However, if the sign-in is from a trusted location (e.g., office IP range) and a known device, no additional verification is required. Which Microsoft Entra ID feature should they configure?

Accepted Answer

Microsoft Entra Conditional Access. Microsoft Entra Conditional Access is the correct feature because it allows administrators to define policies that evaluate sign-in context—such as user location (via named locations with trusted IP ranges) and device state (compliant or hybrid Azure AD joined)—and then enforce actions like requiring MFA only when conditions are not met. This directly matches the requirement to prompt for additional verification from unfamiliar locations or devices while skipping it for trusted ones.

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Microsoft Entra ID Protection

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Microsoft Entra Privileged Identity Management (PIM)

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Microsoft Entra Access Reviews

Question 3

A security administrator at an organization using Microsoft Entra ID needs to automatically detect user sign-ins that exhibit risky behavior, such as signing in from a suspicious IP address or using leaked credentials. The administrator also wants the system to automatically calculate a risk level for each user and take actions like requiring a password reset when risk is high. Which Microsoft Entra ID feature should the administrator use?

Accepted Answer

Identity Protection. Microsoft Entra ID Protection is the correct feature because it automatically detects risky sign-in behaviors—such as sign-ins from suspicious IP addresses, anonymous IP addresses, or leaked credentials—and calculates a user risk level. It can then automatically trigger remediation actions like requiring a password reset when the risk level is high, directly matching the administrator's requirements.

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Privileged Identity Management (PIM)

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Conditional Access

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Identity Governance

Question 4

A company wants to allow employees to access corporate resources such as email and internal apps using their personal smartphones. The IT team does not want to fully manage or domain-join these devices but needs each device to have a simple identity that links the user's work account to the device. Which Microsoft Entra ID device identity option should they implement?

Accepted Answer

Microsoft Entra ID Registered. Microsoft Entra ID supports three device identity options: Registered, Joined, and Hybrid Joined. Microsoft Entra ID Registered is designed for 'bring your own device' (BYOD) scenarios. A registered device is known to Azure AD but not fully managed; it simply links the user's work account to the device, often enabling single sign-on and conditional access. Microsoft Entra ID Joined is for corporate-owned devices that are managed by MDM. Hybrid Joined requires an on-premises Active Directory. Active Directory Joined is a traditional on-premises domain join, not a cloud identity option.

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Microsoft Entra ID Joined

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Hybrid Microsoft Entra ID Joined

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Active Directory Joined

Question 5

An organization uses Microsoft Entra ID. The security team wants to require multi-factor authentication (MFA) for users who sign in from sessions that Microsoft Entra ID Protection determines to have medium or high sign-in risk. Users signing in from low-risk sessions should not be prompted for MFA. Which feature should the security team configure?

Accepted Answer

Configure a Conditional Access policy with Sign-in risk as a condition and MFA as a grant control. A Conditional Access policy can use Sign-in risk (a condition from Microsoft Entra ID Protection) to require MFA as a grant control. This allows the security team to enforce MFA only for sessions with medium or high sign-in risk, while low-risk sessions are not prompted, exactly matching the requirement.

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Configure a user risk policy in Microsoft Entra ID Protection

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Assign the Global Administrator role with Privileged Identity Management (PIM) activation requiring MFA

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Create an access review in Microsoft Entra ID Governance

Question 6

A company uses Microsoft 365 and requires that users access corporate email and SharePoint from managed devices that meet security policy requirements, such as having encryption enabled and antivirus software running. The security team wants to enforce this access control within Microsoft Entra ID so that unmanaged devices are blocked. Which Microsoft Entra ID feature should they configure?

Accepted Answer

Conditional Access. Conditional Access is the Microsoft Entra ID feature that enforces access control policies based on conditions such as device compliance, location, and user risk. By configuring a policy that requires devices to be marked as compliant (e.g., with encryption enabled and antivirus running) and blocking access from unmanaged devices, the security team can meet the stated requirement. This is the correct choice because Conditional Access directly integrates with Microsoft Intune device compliance policies to evaluate device health before granting access to corporate email and SharePoint.

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Identity Protection

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Access Reviews

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Privileged Identity Management

Question 7

An organization uses Microsoft Entra ID to manage user access. The security policy requires that membership in the 'Finance - Sensitive Data' group must be reviewed every quarter by the group owner to confirm that each member still requires access. The group owner must approve or deny each membership, and any denied memberships should be automatically removed. Which Microsoft Entra ID feature should be configured to automate this process?

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Microsoft Entra ID Access Reviews. Microsoft Entra ID Access Reviews is the correct feature because it enables periodic review of group memberships, where the group owner can approve or deny each member's continued access. When a member is denied, Access Reviews can be configured to automatically remove that user from the group, satisfying the security policy's requirement for quarterly reviews and automatic removal of denied memberships.

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Microsoft Entra ID Privileged Identity Management (PIM)

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Microsoft Entra ID Conditional Access

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Microsoft Entra ID Protection

Question 8

A company uses Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD). They have a cloud-based HR system (e.g., Workday) that contains employee records. They want to automate the process of creating user accounts in Microsoft Entra ID for new hires and deactivating accounts for terminated employees based on information from the HR system. Which Microsoft Entra ID feature should they configure?

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Microsoft Entra Application Provisioning. Microsoft Entra Application Provisioning (specifically HR-driven provisioning) is the correct feature because it automates the creation, update, and deactivation of user accounts in Microsoft Entra ID based on changes in an external HR system like Workday. It uses SCIM (System for Cross-domain Identity Management) protocol to synchronize employee lifecycle events from the HR source to Entra ID, enabling fully automated user provisioning without manual intervention.

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Microsoft Entra Connect

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Self-Service Password Reset (SSPR)

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Microsoft Entra Access Reviews

Question 9

A company uses Microsoft Entra ID. They have a financial application that should only be accessible from Windows devices. The security team wants to create a Conditional Access policy to block access from other operating systems such as macOS or Linux. Which assignment condition should they configure?

Accepted Answer

Device platforms. The Device platforms condition in a Conditional Access policy allows administrators to target specific operating systems (e.g., Windows, iOS, Android, macOS) or block others. By configuring this condition to only include Windows devices, the policy will block access from macOS, Linux, or any other non-Windows platform. This directly addresses the security team's requirement to restrict the financial application to Windows devices only.

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Locations

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Client apps

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Sign-in risk

Question 10

A company uses Microsoft Entra ID. A new IT support technician is hired and needs to be able to reset passwords for users but must not be allowed to delete user accounts or modify group memberships. Which built-in Microsoft Entra ID role should be assigned to this technician?

Accepted Answer

Password Administrator. The Password Administrator role is the correct choice because it grants the specific permissions required to reset passwords for all users, including administrators, while explicitly excluding permissions to delete user accounts or modify group memberships. This role is designed for scenarios where a technician needs to perform password-related tasks without broader user management capabilities.

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User Administrator

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Helpdesk Administrator

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Global Administrator

Question 11

A company has an on-premises Active Directory domain and uses Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) for cloud applications. They purchase new Windows 10 laptops that are not yet joined to any domain. The IT admin wants users to be able to sign in with their existing on-premises credentials and automatically have the laptops joined to both the on-premises AD domain and Microsoft Entra ID. Which device identity option should the admin configure?

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Microsoft Entra hybrid joined. Microsoft Entra hybrid join allows devices to be joined to both an on-premises Active Directory domain and Microsoft Entra ID simultaneously. This enables users to sign in with their existing on-premises credentials and automatically have the laptops registered in both directories, meeting the requirement for a seamless single sign-on experience.

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Microsoft Entra registered

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Microsoft Entra joined

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On-premises domain join only

Question 12

A company uses Microsoft Entra ID. The security team needs to ensure that when users sign in to a critical financial application from an untrusted network, they must first complete multi-factor authentication (MFA). Additionally, the team wants to block the sign-in if the device is not marked as compliant by Microsoft Intune. Which conditional access grant control should they configure to meet both requirements?

Accepted Answer

Require multi-factor authentication AND Require device to be marked as compliant. Conditional Access grant controls allow you to require multiple conditions to be met simultaneously. By selecting 'Require multi-factor authentication' AND 'Require device to be marked as compliant', the policy ensures that both MFA and device compliance are enforced for the sign-in, meeting the security team's requirements.

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Require multi-factor authentication only

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Require one of the selected controls

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Require device to be marked as compliant only

Question 13

A company uses Microsoft Entra ID and Intune for device management. The security team wants to create a Conditional Access policy for a sensitive research application. They require that: 1) The user must use a device that is marked as compliant by Intune, and 2) The user must accept the company's terms of use before accessing the app. Which grant control combination should they configure in the policy?

Accepted Answer

Select 'Require device to be marked as compliant' and 'Require terms of use' and choose 'Require all the selected controls'. The policy requires both conditions—device compliance and terms of use—to be enforced simultaneously. In Microsoft Entra Conditional Access, when multiple grant controls are selected and set to 'Require all the selected controls', the user must satisfy every control to gain access. This matches the security team's requirement that the device must be compliant AND the terms of use must be accepted.

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Select 'Require device to be marked as compliant' and 'Require terms of use' and choose 'Require one of the selected controls'

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Select 'Require multi-factor authentication' and 'Require terms of use' and choose 'Require all the selected controls'

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Select only 'Require terms of use' and configure device compliance as a condition

Question 14

A company wants to automatically detect and alert the security team when a user sign-in appears to originate from a known compromised credential or from an anonymizing VPN service. The company wants to receive a risk score for each sign-in and be able to trigger automated remediation actions. Which Microsoft Entra ID feature should they enable?

Accepted Answer

Microsoft Entra ID Protection. Microsoft Entra ID Protection is the correct feature because it is specifically designed to detect and respond to identity-based risks, including sign-ins from compromised credentials and anonymizing VPN services (e.g., Tor). It assigns a risk score (low, medium, high) to each sign-in and user, and supports automated remediation actions such as requiring multi-factor authentication (MFA) or blocking sign-in via Conditional Access policies integrated with the risk detection.

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Microsoft Entra Identity Governance

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Microsoft Entra Privileged Identity Management

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Microsoft Entra External Identities

Question 15

A company uses Microsoft Entra ID. The security team wants to configure automated actions when user sign-ins are detected as high risk due to anonymized IP addresses or leaked credentials. They need to automatically block the sign-in or force a password change based on risk level. Which Microsoft Entra ID feature should they use?

Accepted Answer

Identity Protection. Microsoft Entra ID Protection is the correct feature because it automates the detection and remediation of identity-based risks, including sign-ins from anonymized IP addresses and leaked credentials. It allows administrators to configure conditional access policies that automatically block high-risk sign-ins or force a password change based on the risk level (e.g., low, medium, high). This directly matches the security team's requirement for automated actions tied to risk detection.

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Privileged Identity Management

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Azure AD Connect

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Self-service password reset