- A
Microsoft Entra ID Privileged Identity Management (PIM)
Why wrong: PIM manages just-in-time access to privileged roles, not risk detection or response for sign-in events.
- B
Microsoft Entra ID Identity Protection
Identity Protection detects risks such as leaked credentials, sign-ins from anonymous IP addresses, and malware-linked IP addresses. It provides risk-based conditional access policies and a dashboard for reporting.
- C
Microsoft Entra ID Conditional Access
Why wrong: Conditional Access enforces access conditions based on signals, including risk from Identity Protection, but it does not itself detect or report on risk. Identity Protection is needed for detection and dashboard.
- D
Microsoft Entra ID Identity Governance
Why wrong: Identity Governance handles access reviews, entitlement management, and lifecycle, not real-time risk detection.
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: identity Protection detects identity-based risks like leaked credentials and impossible travel.. 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 want to automatically detect and respond to high-risk sign-in events, such as sign-ins from malware-linked IP addresses or leaked credentials. When such risks are detected, they want to require multi-factor authentication (MFA) or block the sign-in. They also need a dashboard to review risk events and generate reports. Which Microsoft Entra ID feature should they configure?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
Microsoft Entra ID Identity Protection
Microsoft Entra ID Identity Protection is the correct feature because it is specifically designed to automatically detect and respond to high-risk sign-in events, such as sign-ins from malware-linked IP addresses or leaked credentials. It provides risk-based conditional access policies that can require MFA or block sign-ins, and it includes a dashboard for reviewing risk events and generating reports. This aligns directly with the scenario's requirements for detection, automated response, and reporting.
Key principle: Identity Protection detects identity-based risks like leaked credentials and impossible travel.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
- ✗
Microsoft Entra ID Privileged Identity Management (PIM)
Why it's wrong here
PIM manages just-in-time access to privileged roles, not risk detection or response for sign-in events.
- ✓
Microsoft Entra ID Identity Protection
Why this is correct
Identity Protection detects risks such as leaked credentials, sign-ins from anonymous IP addresses, and malware-linked IP addresses. It provides risk-based conditional access policies and a dashboard for reporting.
Related concept
Identity Protection detects identity-based risks like leaked credentials and impossible travel.
- ✗
Microsoft Entra ID Conditional Access
Why it's wrong here
Conditional Access enforces access conditions based on signals, including risk from Identity Protection, but it does not itself detect or report on risk. Identity Protection is needed for detection and dashboard.
- ✗
Microsoft Entra ID Identity Governance
Why it's wrong here
Identity Governance handles access reviews, entitlement management, and lifecycle, not real-time risk detection.
Common exam traps
Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword
The trap here is that candidates often confuse Conditional Access with Identity Protection, not realizing that Conditional Access is the enforcement mechanism while Identity Protection is the detection and risk-scoring engine that provides the necessary risk signals.
Detailed technical explanation
How to think about this question
Identity Protection uses machine learning models and heuristics to assign a risk level (low, medium, high) to each sign-in based on signals such as anonymous IP addresses, atypical travel, and leaked credentials. It integrates with Conditional Access via the 'Risk level' condition, allowing administrators to create policies that trigger MFA or block access when a specific risk threshold is met. The risk events are stored in the Identity Protection dashboard for up to 30 days, and reports can be exported via Graph API for compliance auditing.
KKey Concepts to Remember
- Identity Protection detects identity-based risks like leaked credentials and impossible travel.
- It uses Microsoft's threat intelligence and machine learning for risk detection.
- Identity Protection provides risk signals to Conditional Access policies for automated remediation.
- It offers a dashboard for monitoring, investigating, and reporting on risk events.
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
Identity Protection detects identity-based risks like leaked credentials and impossible travel.
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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What does this AZ-305 question test?
Design identity, governance, and monitoring solutions — This question tests Design identity, governance, and monitoring solutions — Identity Protection detects identity-based risks like leaked credentials and impossible travel..
What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: Microsoft Entra ID Identity Protection — Microsoft Entra ID Identity Protection is the correct feature because it is specifically designed to automatically detect and respond to high-risk sign-in events, such as sign-ins from malware-linked IP addresses or leaked credentials. It provides risk-based conditional access policies that can require MFA or block sign-ins, and it includes a dashboard for reviewing risk events and generating reports. This aligns directly with the scenario's requirements for detection, automated response, and reporting.
What should I do if I get this AZ-305 question wrong?
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Identity Protection detects identity-based risks like leaked credentials and impossible travel.
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