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 organization has a hybrid identity infrastructure with Microsoft Entra ID and on-premises Active Directory. You plan to implement Microsoft Entra ID Protection to detect and respond to identity risks. You need to ensure that risky sign-ins from anonymous IP addresses are automatically blocked, while still allowing legitimate users to self-remediate. What should you configure?
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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Configure a Conditional Access policy to block sign-ins from anonymous IP addresses and enable user risk policy for self-remediation
Option C is correct because it combines a Conditional Access policy to block sign-ins from anonymous IP addresses with a user risk policy that allows legitimate users to self-remediate by performing a password change. This ensures that high-risk sign-ins are automatically blocked while users can still recover their accounts without administrative intervention.
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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Configure a sign-in risk policy in Microsoft Entra ID Protection to block access for high risk
Why it's wrong here
This blocks but does not allow self-remediation.
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Use the Identity Protection dashboard to manually review and block risky sign-ins
Why it's wrong here
Manual review is not automated.
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Configure a Conditional Access policy to block sign-ins from anonymous IP addresses and enable user risk policy for self-remediation
Why this is correct
Conditional Access blocks sign-in, and user risk policy allows self-remediation.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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Configure a user risk policy to require password change for high risk users
Why it's wrong here
This does not block sign-in; it requires password change after sign-in.
Common exam traps
Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword
The trap here is that candidates often confuse sign-in risk policies with user risk policies, or assume that a single policy can both block and remediate, when in fact two separate policies are needed to meet the requirements of automatic blocking and self-remediation.
Detailed technical explanation
How to think about this question
Conditional Access policies in Microsoft Entra ID can evaluate the 'Anonymous IP address' condition as part of sign-in risk detection, allowing granular control over sign-in attempts from known anonymizing networks. The user risk policy in Identity Protection enables self-remediation by requiring a password change, which resets the user's risk score and allows continued access after successful remediation. This combination ensures that the block is applied at the sign-in level while the user risk policy handles post-breach recovery.
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
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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: Configure a Conditional Access policy to block sign-ins from anonymous IP addresses and enable user risk policy for self-remediation — Option C is correct because it combines a Conditional Access policy to block sign-ins from anonymous IP addresses with a user risk policy that allows legitimate users to self-remediate by performing a password change. This ensures that high-risk sign-ins are automatically blocked while users can still recover their accounts without administrative intervention.
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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