- A
Create a custom Azure Logic App to send email reminders and manually track access expiration.
Why wrong: Manual tracking is not automated and does not integrate with access reviews.
- B
Configure Microsoft Entra ID access reviews to include guest users and assign the review to the guest user's external manager.
Why wrong: External managers without Microsoft Entra ID cannot be assigned as reviewers directly.
- C
Use Azure AD B2C to manage guest identities and set up a custom review process.
Why wrong: Azure AD B2C is for external customer identities, not for internal guest user access reviews.
- D
Configure Microsoft Entra ID access reviews to ask the guest user to self-attest their access every 90 days.
Self-attestation allows guest users to confirm their need for access, which is suitable when the partner organization does not have its own identity system.
Quick Answer
The correct solution is to configure Microsoft Entra ID access reviews to ask the guest user to self-attest their access every 90 days. This is the only viable approach because when the partner organization does not use Microsoft Entra ID, there is no external manager identity available to assign as a reviewer; self-attestation shifts the responsibility to the guest user, who confirms whether they still need access. On the Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert AZ-305 exam, this scenario tests your understanding of access review limitations with non-Microsoft identity providers—a common trap is assuming you can assign a partner manager as a reviewer, but that requires the partner to have Microsoft Entra ID. Remember the key constraint: no external directory means no external reviewer, so self-attestation becomes mandatory. Memory tip: "No Entra, no manager—self-attest is the answer."
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.
Your company uses Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) and requires that all external guest users must be automatically reviewed for access every 90 days. The review should be performed by the guest user's manager in the partner organization. However, the partner organization does not use Microsoft Entra ID. Which solution should you implement?
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
Configure Microsoft Entra ID access reviews to ask the guest user to self-attest their access every 90 days.
Option D is correct because Microsoft Entra ID access reviews can be configured to require guest users to self-attest their access. This is the only viable solution when the guest user's organization does not use Microsoft Entra ID, as there is no external manager identity to assign the review to. The self-attestation process allows the guest user to confirm whether they still need access, and the review can be set to recur every 90 days as required.
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.
- ✗
Create a custom Azure Logic App to send email reminders and manually track access expiration.
Why it's wrong here
Manual tracking is not automated and does not integrate with access reviews.
- ✗
Configure Microsoft Entra ID access reviews to include guest users and assign the review to the guest user's external manager.
Why it's wrong here
External managers without Microsoft Entra ID cannot be assigned as reviewers directly.
- ✗
Use Azure AD B2C to manage guest identities and set up a custom review process.
Why it's wrong here
Azure AD B2C is for external customer identities, not for internal guest user access reviews.
- ✓
Configure Microsoft Entra ID access reviews to ask the guest user to self-attest their access every 90 days.
Why this is correct
Self-attestation allows guest users to confirm their need for access, which is suitable when the partner organization does not have its own identity system.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
Common exam traps
Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword
The trap here is that candidates assume an external manager can be assigned as a reviewer even when the partner organization does not use Microsoft Entra ID, overlooking the fact that the reviewer must exist as an identity in the tenant or be a valid email address that can respond to the review request.
Detailed technical explanation
How to think about this question
Microsoft Entra ID access reviews rely on the existence of reviewer identities within the tenant. When a guest user's organization does not use Microsoft Entra ID, there is no external manager object to assign as a reviewer. The self-attestation option bypasses this limitation by allowing the guest user to review their own access, which is a supported reviewer type in the access review configuration. The review recurrence can be set to 90 days via the 'Start date' and 'Duration (in days)' settings in the access review policy.
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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What does this AZ-305 question test?
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: Configure Microsoft Entra ID access reviews to ask the guest user to self-attest their access every 90 days. — Option D is correct because Microsoft Entra ID access reviews can be configured to require guest users to self-attest their access. This is the only viable solution when the guest user's organization does not use Microsoft Entra ID, as there is no external manager identity to assign the review to. The self-attestation process allows the guest user to confirm whether they still need access, and the review can be set to recur every 90 days as required.
What should I do if I get this AZ-305 question wrong?
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