AZ-305 Practice Question: Design identity, governance, and monitoring solutions
This AZ-305 practice question tests your understanding of design identity, governance, and monitoring solutions. This is a configuration task: choose the command set that satisfies every stated requirement. Small differences — like 'secret' vs 'password' or 'transport input ssh' vs 'all' — change whether the answer is correct. After answering, compare your reasoning against the explanation and wrong-answer breakdown below. Once you have made your selection, read the full explanation to reinforce the concept and understand why each distractor is designed to mislead on exam day.
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?
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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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.
Key principle: Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Microsoft Entra ID Conditional Access
Why this is correct
Conditional Access policies can require that devices be compliant and managed by Intune, blocking access from non-compliant devices.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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Microsoft Entra ID Identity Protection
Why it's wrong here
Identity Protection detects risky sign-ins and user behavior, but does not enforce device compliance requirements.
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Microsoft Entra ID Privileged Identity Management
Why it's wrong here
PIM manages, controls, and monitors access to privileged roles, not device-based access control.
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Microsoft Entra ID Access Reviews
Why it's wrong here
Access Reviews are used to periodically review group memberships and application access, not to enforce device compliance.
Common exam traps
Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword
The trap here is that candidates often confuse Identity Protection (which handles risk-based conditional access) with Conditional Access (which handles broader policy conditions like device compliance), leading them to select Identity Protection when the question explicitly requires device enrollment and compliance enforcement.
Detailed technical explanation
How to think about this question
Conditional Access policies evaluate signals such as device state (via the 'Require device to be marked as compliant' grant control) by checking the device's compliance status reported by Intune through the Microsoft Entra device registration. The policy is evaluated at every authentication request, and the 'Session' control can enforce app-enforced restrictions for deeper integration. In a real-world scenario, a company might combine this with a 'Require approved client app' grant to also block legacy authentication protocols that bypass device checks.
KKey Concepts to Remember
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
Find the constraint that changes the correct option.
Eliminate answers that are true in general but not in this case.
TExam Day Tips
→Watch for words such as best, first, most likely and least administrative effort.
→Review why wrong options are wrong, not only why the correct option is correct.
Key takeaway
Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Real-world example
How this comes up in practice
A company's IT admin needs to give a contractor read-only access to production logs without sharing account credentials. Using role-based access control (RBAC) and temporary scoped permissions — not a permanent shared password — is the correct pattern. Questions like this test whether you can apply least-privilege access across cloud identity services.
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Concepts from this question explained
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Design identity, governance, and monitoring solutions — This question tests Design identity, governance, and monitoring solutions — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..
What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: 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.
What should I do if I get this AZ-305 question wrong?
Identify which exam domain this question belongs to, review the core concept, then practise similar questions from the same domain.
What is the key concept behind this question?
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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