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). They have many guest users with access to internal SharePoint sites and applications. They need to review guest user access every 90 days and automatically remove access if the guest does not respond to the review request. The solution must be fully automated without custom scripting. Which Microsoft Entra ID feature should they use?
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 Access Reviews
Microsoft Entra ID Access Reviews is the correct feature because it allows administrators to create recurring reviews of guest user access to groups, applications, and SharePoint sites. It can be configured to automatically remove access if the guest does not respond within a specified period (e.g., 90 days), and it supports full automation without custom scripting by leveraging built-in review schedules and auto-apply actions.
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 Access Reviews
Why this is correct
Access Reviews can be configured to periodically review guest access and automatically remove users who do not respond or are not approved.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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Microsoft Entra ID Conditional Access
Why it's wrong here
Conditional Access controls access based on conditions in real time, not periodic review of existing access.
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Microsoft Entra ID Identity Protection
Why it's wrong here
Identity Protection detects risk events, not access reviews for guest users.
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Microsoft Entra ID Privileged Identity Management
Why it's wrong here
PIM provides just-in-time privileged access and role activation, not general guest access reviews.
Common exam traps
Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword
The trap here is that candidates often confuse Privileged Identity Management (PIM) with Access Reviews, but PIM is designed for privileged roles and requires activation, whereas Access Reviews handle recurring attestation of any user's access, including guest users, with automatic removal on non-response.
Detailed technical explanation
How to think about this question
Access Reviews leverage the Microsoft Graph API to evaluate membership in Azure AD groups or application assignments, and the 'auto-apply' setting triggers removal of the guest user's access after the review period ends if the reviewer (or the user themselves) does not respond. Under the hood, the review cycle uses a recurrence pattern defined in the review configuration, and the removal is executed via Azure AD's directory update operations, ensuring compliance with governance policies like NIST 800-53 or SOX without manual intervention.
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 Access Reviews — Microsoft Entra ID Access Reviews is the correct feature because it allows administrators to create recurring reviews of guest user access to groups, applications, and SharePoint sites. It can be configured to automatically remove access if the guest does not respond within a specified period (e.g., 90 days), and it supports full automation without custom scripting by leveraging built-in review schedules and auto-apply actions.
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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