The answer is to configure Microsoft Entra entitlement management and implement access reviews for guest users. These two actions form the backbone of a guest user governance strategy because entitlement management enables you to create access packages that govern how external users request and receive access to resources, while access reviews provide periodic recertification to ensure that guest accounts remain necessary and compliant with security policies. On the Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert AZ-305 exam, this pairing tests your understanding of identity governance as a design principle for securing external collaboration—a common trap is choosing only one control, such as access reviews alone, and forgetting that entitlement management automates the provisioning and lifecycle of guest access. A useful memory tip is to think of entitlement management as the "front door" that grants access and access reviews as the "bouncer" that periodically checks who is still allowed inside.
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.
Your company uses Microsoft Entra ID. You need to implement a governance strategy for guest users. Which TWO actions should you take? (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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Create access reviews for guest users
Access reviews for guest users (Option A) are a core governance control in Microsoft Entra ID, allowing administrators to periodically review and confirm or revoke guest access. This ensures that guest accounts remain necessary and compliant with security policies, directly addressing the governance requirement.
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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Create access reviews for guest users
Why this is correct
Access reviews ensure guest access is reviewed periodically.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
Blocking all guest access is not a governance strategy; it prevents collaboration.
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Enable self-service sign-up for guest users
Why it's wrong here
Self-service sign-up reduces governance control.
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Configure Microsoft Entra entitlement management
Why this is correct
Entitlement management allows you to manage access packages for guests.
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 may confuse blocking or disabling guest access (Options B and C) with governance, when the correct approach involves reviewing and managing guest access through reviews and entitlement management.
Detailed technical explanation
How to think about this question
Access reviews in Microsoft Entra ID leverage the Microsoft Graph API to evaluate guest user membership and access rights against defined criteria, such as last sign-in activity or group membership. Entitlement management (Option E) complements this by automating the lifecycle of guest access through access packages, which can include time-limited assignments and approval workflows, ensuring governance is enforced at scale.
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: Create access reviews for guest users — Access reviews for guest users (Option A) are a core governance control in Microsoft Entra ID, allowing administrators to periodically review and confirm or revoke guest access. This ensures that guest accounts remain necessary and compliant with security policies, directly addressing the governance requirement.
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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