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A company has Azure AD Identity Protection enabled. The security team wants to automatically block sign-ins that are detected as coming from a known malicious IP address. They have created a Conditional Access policy and assigned it to all users. Which configuration should they add to the policy to trigger the block based on Identity Protection risk?

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A company has Azure AD Identity Protection enabled. The security team wants to automatically block sign-ins that are detected as coming from a known malicious IP address. They have created a Conditional Access policy and assigned it to all users. Which configuration should they add to the policy to trigger the block based on Identity Protection risk?

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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

Add a condition for 'Sign-in risk' set to 'High' and a grant control of 'Block access'.

A sign-in from a known malicious IP is considered high risk by Identity Protection. Using the sign-in risk condition with 'High' and blocking access achieves the requirement.

B

Distractor review

Add a condition for 'Locations' and specify the known malicious IP ranges as 'Blocked locations'.

While this could block specific IPs, it is static and does not leverage Identity Protection. The requirement is to use Identity Protection's detection.

C

Distractor review

Add a condition for 'User risk' set to 'High' and a grant control of 'Require multi-factor authentication'.

User risk is related to compromised user accounts, not sign-in from malicious IPs. Also, it requires MFA, not block access.

D

Distractor review

Add a condition for 'Device state' set to 'Not compliant' and a grant control of 'Block access'.

Device state is not related to sign-in risk from malicious IPs. This would block non-compliant devices, not specific risky sign-ins.

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

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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: Add a condition for 'Sign-in risk' set to 'High' and a grant control of 'Block access'. — Identity Protection provides sign-in risk detections, including 'Malicious IP address'. Conditional Access can use this as a condition (Sign-in risk) and apply a grant control like 'Block access'. The correct approach is to set the policy to target all users, include all cloud apps, use the 'Sign-in risk' condition with a risk level (e.g., 'High'), and then set the grant control to 'Block access'. The requirement is specifically for known malicious IPs, which correspond to high risk. Alternatively, you could use the 'Locations' condition, but that would require maintaining a list of malicious IPs. Using Identity Protection's risk detection is dynamic and recommended.

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

Then try more questions from the same exam bank and focus on understanding why the wrong options are tempting.

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