Exhibit
Governance requirement: - All current and future subscriptions under Corp must be restricted to East US and West US - Deployments to any other region must be blocked Current state: - Contributors already have permission to create resources - No region restriction is currently in place
Based on the exhibit, an administrator wants to prevent new Azure resources from being deployed in any region except East US and West US across the entire Corp hierarchy. What should the administrator configure?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Good practice is not just finding the correct option. The wrong answers often show the exact trap the exam wants you to fall into.
Distractor review
Assign a built-in RBAC role that denies deployments in unsupported regions.
RBAC controls who can do something, but it does not evaluate whether a deployment targets an approved region. That behavior requires policy.
Best answer
Create and assign an Azure Policy at the Corp management group using the allowed locations rule.
Azure Policy is the correct tool for enforcing location compliance. Assigning the policy at the Corp management group ensures the restriction applies to all current and future child subscriptions, and a deny effect blocks noncompliant region deployments at creation time.
Distractor review
Apply a CanNotDelete lock to the subscriptions.
A lock prevents deletion or modification of locked resources, but it does not stop new resources from being created in an unapproved region.
Distractor review
Use a resource tag named RegionApproved and require teams to set it manually.
Tags are useful for reporting, but they do not enforce region selection or block deployments. Manual tagging also does not prevent a user from choosing the wrong Azure region.
Common exam trap
Common exam trap: authentication is not authorization
Logging in proves the user can authenticate. It does not automatically mean the user is allowed to enter privileged or configuration mode. Watch for AAA authorization, privilege level and command authorization details.
Technical deep dive
How to think about this question
This kind of question is testing the difference between identity and permission. A user may successfully log in to a router because authentication is working, but still fail to enter configuration mode because authorization is missing, misconfigured or mapped to a lower privilege level.
KKey Concepts to Remember
- Authentication checks who the user is.
- Authorization controls what the user is allowed to do after login.
- Privilege levels affect access to EXEC and configuration commands.
- AAA, TACACS+ and RADIUS can separate login success from command access.
TExam Day Tips
- Do not assume successful login means full administrative access.
- Look for words such as cannot enter configuration mode, privilege level, authorization or command access.
- Separate login problems from permission problems before choosing the answer.
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FAQ
Questions learners often ask
What does this AZ-104 question test?
Authentication checks who the user is.
What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: Create and assign an Azure Policy at the Corp management group using the allowed locations rule. — Azure Policy with an allowed locations rule is the right control because the business requirement is compliance enforcement, not access authorization. Assigning it at the Corp management group makes the restriction inherit to all subscriptions and resources beneath it. A deny effect ensures that deployments to any region other than East US or West US are blocked before the resource is created. Why others are wrong: RBAC cannot validate deployment geography. Locks only protect existing resources from deletion or write operations. Tags are a tracking aid, not an enforcement mechanism, so they cannot prevent someone from selecting an unsupported region.
What should I do if I get this AZ-104 question wrong?
Then try more questions from the same exam bank and focus on understanding why the wrong options are tempting.
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