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A company uses Azure AD Identity Protection. They have detected a user with a 'High' user risk level due to suspicious activity. The security team wants to automatically block sign-ins for this user only when the sign-in comes from a location that is not in the company's list of trusted IPs. They have created a Conditional Access policy. Which configuration should they use?

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A company uses Azure AD Identity Protection. They have detected a user with a 'High' user risk level due to suspicious activity. The security team wants to automatically block sign-ins for this user only when the sign-in comes from a location that is not in the company's list of trusted IPs. They have created a Conditional Access policy. Which configuration should they use?

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Answer choices

Why each option matters

Good practice is not just finding the correct option. The wrong answers often show the exact trap the exam wants you to fall into.

A

Best answer

Assign the user to the policy, set condition 'User risk level: High' and condition 'Locations: All locations except trusted', and set 'Grant' to 'Block access'

This configuration ensures that the block applies only when both conditions are met: high user risk and an untrusted location.

B

Distractor review

Assign the user to the policy, set condition 'Sign-in risk level: High' and condition 'Locations: All trusted locations', and set 'Grant' to 'Block access'

Sign-in risk is not the same as user risk. Also, using trusted locations would block when signing in from trusted, which is opposite of the requirement.

C

Distractor review

Assign the user to the policy, set condition 'User risk level: High' and set 'Grant' to 'Require multi-factor authentication'

This requires MFA instead of blocking. The requirement is to block access, not to require MFA.

D

Distractor review

Create a risk detection policy in Identity Protection that triggers a user risk policy, and have Conditional Access use the risk policy

Identity Protection has user risk policies that can block sign-ins automatically, but the requirement specifies using a Conditional Access policy to also consider location. Identity Protection user risk policy does not include location conditions.

Common exam trap

Common exam trap: NAT rules depend on direction and matching traffic

NAT is not only about the public address. The inside/outside interface roles and the ACL or rule that matches traffic are just as important.

Technical deep dive

How to think about this question

NAT questions usually test address translation, overload/PAT behaviour, static mappings and whether the right traffic is being translated. Read the interface direction and address terms carefully.

KKey Concepts to Remember

  • Static NAT maps one inside address to one outside address.
  • PAT allows many inside hosts to share one public address using ports.
  • Inside local and inside global describe the private and translated addresses.
  • NAT ACLs identify traffic for translation, not always security filtering.

TExam Day Tips

  • Identify inside and outside interfaces first.
  • Check whether the scenario needs static NAT, dynamic NAT or PAT.
  • Do not confuse NAT matching ACLs with normal packet-filtering intent.

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FAQ

Questions learners often ask

What does this AZ-500 question test?

Static NAT maps one inside address to one outside address.

What is the correct answer to this question?

The correct answer is: Assign the user to the policy, set condition 'User risk level: High' and condition 'Locations: All locations except trusted', and set 'Grant' to 'Block access' — Conditional Access can be combined with Identity Protection risk signals. To block sign-ins based on user risk and location, you need to include conditions for both 'User risk' (High) and 'Locations' (not trusted). Then set grant control to 'Block access'. The policy must target the user or group the user belongs to. Alternatively, you can use a policy with 'User risk level: High' and 'Locations: All locations except trusted' and Grant: Block.

What should I do if I get this AZ-500 question wrong?

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