- A
Privileged Identity Management (PIM) and Microsoft Entra ID Access Reviews
PIM enables time-bound, approved activation of privileged roles, and Access Reviews can be configured to recertify assignments regularly.
- B
Identity Protection and Conditional Access
Why wrong: Identity Protection detects risky sign-ins and Conditional Access enforces policies, but neither manages privileged role activation or access reviews.
- C
Entitlement Management and Conditional Access
Why wrong: Entitlement Management manages access packages for resources, not privileged roles. Conditional Access provides sign-in controls, not reviews.
- D
Microsoft Entra ID Access Reviews and Identity Protection
Why wrong: Access Reviews can review assignments but without PIM, it does not enforce just-in-time activation with approval for privileged roles.
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.
A company has Microsoft Entra ID Premium P2 licenses and wants to ensure that privileged roles (e.g., Global Administrator) are only activated when needed and with approval. They also need to regularly review who has access to these roles. Which combination of features should they use?
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
Privileged Identity Management (PIM) and Microsoft Entra ID Access Reviews
Privileged Identity Management (PIM) provides just-in-time (JIT) activation of privileged roles with approval workflows, meeting the requirement for activation only when needed and with approval. Microsoft Entra ID Access Reviews then enable recurring certification of role assignments, ensuring that access is regularly reviewed and stale or inappropriate assignments are removed. Together, they form the correct combination for managing and governing privileged roles.
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.
- ✓
Privileged Identity Management (PIM) and Microsoft Entra ID Access Reviews
Why this is correct
PIM enables time-bound, approved activation of privileged roles, and Access Reviews can be configured to recertify assignments regularly.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
- ✗
Identity Protection and Conditional Access
Why it's wrong here
Identity Protection detects risky sign-ins and Conditional Access enforces policies, but neither manages privileged role activation or access reviews.
- ✗
Entitlement Management and Conditional Access
Why it's wrong here
Entitlement Management manages access packages for resources, not privileged roles. Conditional Access provides sign-in controls, not reviews.
- ✗
Microsoft Entra ID Access Reviews and Identity Protection
Why it's wrong here
Access Reviews can review assignments but without PIM, it does not enforce just-in-time activation with approval for privileged roles.
Common exam traps
Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword
The trap here is that candidates often confuse Identity Protection (risk-based detection) with PIM (role activation and governance), leading them to select options that include Identity Protection instead of PIM for privileged role management.
Detailed technical explanation
How to think about this question
PIM uses Azure AD roles with activation policies that require approval from designated approvers, and roles are activated for a configurable duration (e.g., 1–8 hours) with audit logging. Access Reviews leverage the Microsoft Graph API to schedule recurring reviews (e.g., weekly, monthly) of role assignments, automatically removing access if reviewers do not respond or approve. In a real-world scenario, a Global Administrator might activate their role only during a critical incident, with approval from a security officer, and then have their standing access reviewed quarterly to ensure compliance.
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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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: Privileged Identity Management (PIM) and Microsoft Entra ID Access Reviews — Privileged Identity Management (PIM) provides just-in-time (JIT) activation of privileged roles with approval workflows, meeting the requirement for activation only when needed and with approval. Microsoft Entra ID Access Reviews then enable recurring certification of role assignments, ensuring that access is regularly reviewed and stale or inappropriate assignments are removed. Together, they form the correct combination for managing and governing privileged roles.
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