- A
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
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'
Why wrong: 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
Assign the user to the policy, set condition 'User risk level: High' and set 'Grant' to 'Require multi-factor authentication'
Why wrong: This requires MFA instead of blocking. The requirement is to block access, not to require MFA.
- D
Create a risk detection policy in Identity Protection that triggers a user risk policy, and have Conditional Access use the risk policy
Why wrong: 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.
AZ-500 Manage identity and access Practice Question
This AZ-500 practice question tests your understanding of manage identity and access. 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.
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?
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
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'
Option A is correct because it combines the 'User risk level: High' condition (triggered by Identity Protection's user risk detection) with the 'Locations: All locations except trusted' condition, and sets 'Grant' to 'Block access'. This ensures that only sign-ins from untrusted locations are blocked when the user's risk is high, meeting the requirement to allow sign-ins from trusted IPs even for high-risk users.
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.
- ✓
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'
Why this is correct
This configuration ensures that the block applies only when both conditions are met: high user risk and an untrusted location.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
- ✗
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'
Why it's wrong here
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.
- ✗
Assign the user to the policy, set condition 'User risk level: High' and set 'Grant' to 'Require multi-factor authentication'
Why it's wrong here
This requires MFA instead of blocking. The requirement is to block access, not to require MFA.
- ✗
Create a risk detection policy in Identity Protection that triggers a user risk policy, and have Conditional Access use the risk policy
Why it's wrong here
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 traps
Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword
The trap here is confusing 'User risk level' (associated with the user account's overall risk) with 'Sign-in risk level' (associated with a specific authentication attempt), leading candidates to incorrectly choose Option B which uses sign-in risk and targets trusted locations.
Detailed technical explanation
How to think about this question
Azure AD Identity Protection calculates user risk based on signals like leaked credentials or anomalous activity, and this risk level is exposed as a condition in Conditional Access. The 'Locations' condition uses named locations (including trusted IP ranges defined in Azure AD) to evaluate the origin of the sign-in. By combining 'User risk level: High' with 'Locations: All locations except trusted', the policy applies only when both conditions are true, ensuring that high-risk users signing in from trusted corporate networks are not blocked, while those signing in from untrusted locations are blocked.
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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Manage identity and access — This question tests Manage identity and access — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..
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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' — Option A is correct because it combines the 'User risk level: High' condition (triggered by Identity Protection's user risk detection) with the 'Locations: All locations except trusted' condition, and sets 'Grant' to 'Block access'. This ensures that only sign-ins from untrusted locations are blocked when the user's risk is high, meeting the requirement to allow sign-ins from trusted IPs even for high-risk users.
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