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. A key principle to apply: conditional Access policies evaluate conditions at sign-in.. 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 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?
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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Conditional Access policy with 'Require device to be marked as compliant' grant control
Option A is correct because 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.
Key principle: Conditional Access policies evaluate conditions at sign-in.
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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Conditional Access policy with 'Require device to be marked as compliant' grant control
Why this is correct
Correct: Conditional Access can be scoped to 'All cloud apps' and require device compliance, which uses Intune compliance policies.
Related concept
Conditional Access policies evaluate conditions at sign-in.
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Microsoft Entra ID Identity Protection
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect: Identity Protection detects risky sign-ins and user risk, but does not enforce device compliance.
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Privileged Identity Management (PIM)
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect: PIM manages privileged role activation and approval, not device access control.
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Microsoft Entra ID B2C
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect: Microsoft Entra ID B2C is for consumer identity management, not for internal corporate access policies.
Common exam traps
Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword
The trap here is that candidates often confuse Identity Protection (risk-based) with Conditional Access (policy-based), or assume that per-app configuration is required, when in fact Conditional Access applies globally to all cloud apps registered in Entra ID.
Detailed technical explanation
How to think about this question
Conditional Access policies evaluate device compliance via the device's registration state in Entra ID and the compliance status reported by Intune (using MDM OMA-DM protocols). The 'Require device to be marked as compliant' grant control triggers a check of the device's compliance state token, which is refreshed periodically; if a device falls out of compliance (e.g., missing a required update), subsequent access attempts are blocked. This approach works for all cloud apps that use Entra ID as the identity provider, including third-party SAML/OIDC apps, without needing individual app configuration.
KKey Concepts to Remember
Conditional Access policies evaluate conditions at sign-in.
'Require device to be marked as compliant' integrates with Intune.
Policies can target 'All cloud apps' for broad coverage.
Non-compliant devices are blocked from accessing protected resources.
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
Conditional Access policies evaluate conditions at sign-in.
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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Design identity, governance, and monitoring solutions — This question tests Design identity, governance, and monitoring solutions — Conditional Access policies evaluate conditions at sign-in..
What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: Conditional Access policy with 'Require device to be marked as compliant' grant control — Option A is correct because 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.
What should I do if I get this AZ-305 question wrong?
Review conditional Access policies evaluate conditions at sign-in., then practise related AZ-305 questions on the same topic to reinforce the concept.
What is the key concept behind this question?
Conditional Access policies evaluate conditions at sign-in.
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