The answer is performing access reviews of group memberships and managing access packages for internal and external users. These two actions are core capabilities of Microsoft Entra ID Governance, which provides entitlement management to automate the lifecycle of resource access—bundling groups, apps, and SharePoint sites into access packages with built-in expiration and renewal workflows. On the Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert AZ-305 exam, this topic tests your understanding of identity governance controls, often appearing in scenario-based questions about compliance and least-privilege access. A common trap is confusing Entra ID Governance with basic identity provisioning; remember that governance focuses on who gets what, for how long, and with periodic attestation. To recall the two correct actions, think of the mnemonic “ARMS”—Access Reviews and Managed access packages (bundling resources).
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. Read the scenario carefully and evaluate each option against the stated constraints before committing to an answer. 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.
Which TWO actions can be performed using Microsoft Entra ID Governance? (Choose two.)
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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Manage access packages for internal and external users
Microsoft Entra ID Governance includes entitlement management, which allows administrators to create and manage access packages that bundle resources (like groups, apps, and SharePoint sites) and assign them to internal and external users. This enables automated lifecycle management of access, including expiration and renewal, making Option B correct.
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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Synchronize users from on-premises Active Directory
Why it's wrong here
This is done by Entra Connect, not Governance.
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Manage access packages for internal and external users
Why this is correct
Entitlement Management is part of Entra ID Governance.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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Perform access reviews of group memberships
Why this is correct
Access reviews are a core feature of Entra ID Governance.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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Configure network security group rules
Why it's wrong here
NSG rules are network configuration, not identity governance.
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Deploy virtual machines in Azure
Why it's wrong here
VM deployment is Azure compute, not identity governance.
Common exam traps
Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword
The trap here is that candidates confuse Entra ID Governance's access review capability (Option C) with a separate feature, but both B and C are correct; the question asks for two actions, and the trap is that some might think only one of these is valid, or they might incorrectly select A because synchronization is a common identity task, but it's not a governance action.
Detailed technical explanation
How to think about this question
Entra ID Governance uses access packages to enforce policies like time-bound assignments, approval workflows, and periodic access reviews. Under the hood, it leverages Microsoft Graph APIs to manage group memberships and application role assignments, and it integrates with Azure AD Conditional Access for just-in-time access. A real-world scenario is granting a contractor access to a specific SharePoint site for 90 days with automatic removal upon expiration.
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.
Related glossary terms
Concepts from this question explained
These glossary pages explain the core terms tested in this AZ-305 question in full detail.
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: Manage access packages for internal and external users — Microsoft Entra ID Governance includes entitlement management, which allows administrators to create and manage access packages that bundle resources (like groups, apps, and SharePoint sites) and assign them to internal and external users. This enables automated lifecycle management of access, including expiration and renewal, making Option B correct.
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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