- A
Add a condition for 'User risk' set to 'High', and a condition for 'Sign-in risk' set to 'High', then grant 'Block access'.
Why wrong: Sign-in risk is different from user risk. The requirement specifies user risk, and using sign-in risk would not correctly target the high user risk condition.
- B
Add a condition for 'User risk' set to 'High' and exclude 'All trusted locations' under the 'Locations' condition, then grant 'Block access'.
This configuration correctly combines the user risk condition with a location exclusion for trusted IPs, so the block only applies when both conditions are met.
- C
Add a condition for 'User risk' set to 'High', and under 'Grant', select 'Require multi-factor authentication' and 'Block access'.
Why wrong: Grant controls are not conditional on location. This would block all high user risk sign-ins regardless of location, which is not the requirement.
- D
Add a condition for 'Locations' set to 'Any location' and under 'Grant', select 'Block access' for all users.
Why wrong: This would block all sign-ins from any location, ignoring the user risk condition entirely.
Quick Answer
The answer is to add a condition for 'User risk' set to 'High' and exclude 'All trusted locations' under the 'Locations' condition, then grant 'Block access'. This configuration is correct because it combines Azure AD Identity Protection’s user risk detection with Conditional Access location controls, ensuring the block only triggers when a high-risk user signs in from an untrusted location, while allowing access from trusted IPs. On the AZ-500 exam, this scenario tests your ability to layer risk and location conditions precisely, often appearing as a trick where candidates mistakenly block all high-risk users or forget to exclude trusted locations. A common trap is selecting a policy that blocks based solely on user risk without the location exclusion, which would block sign-ins everywhere. Remember the mnemonic "High Risk, Trust Excluded, Access Blocked" to recall that you must exclude trusted locations, not include untrusted ones, to achieve the targeted block.
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 and Conditional Access. A user is detected with a 'High' user risk level due to suspicious activity. The security team wants to automatically block sign-ins for this user, but only when the sign-in originates from a location that is not in the company's list of trusted IPs. They have created a Conditional Access policy targeting all users. Which configuration should they add to the policy to achieve this?
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
Add a condition for 'User risk' set to 'High' and exclude 'All trusted locations' under the 'Locations' condition, then grant 'Block access'.
Option B is correct because it combines a condition for 'User risk' set to 'High' with an exclusion of 'All trusted locations' under the 'Locations' condition, then grants 'Block access'. This ensures that the block only applies when the sign-in originates from an untrusted location, meeting the requirement to automatically block sign-ins for high-risk users only from locations not in the company's trusted IP list.
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.
- ✗
Add a condition for 'User risk' set to 'High', and a condition for 'Sign-in risk' set to 'High', then grant 'Block access'.
Why it's wrong here
Sign-in risk is different from user risk. The requirement specifies user risk, and using sign-in risk would not correctly target the high user risk condition.
- ✓
Add a condition for 'User risk' set to 'High' and exclude 'All trusted locations' under the 'Locations' condition, then grant 'Block access'.
Why this is correct
This configuration correctly combines the user risk condition with a location exclusion for trusted IPs, so the block only applies when both conditions are met.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
- ✗
Add a condition for 'User risk' set to 'High', and under 'Grant', select 'Require multi-factor authentication' and 'Block access'.
Why it's wrong here
Grant controls are not conditional on location. This would block all high user risk sign-ins regardless of location, which is not the requirement.
- ✗
Add a condition for 'Locations' set to 'Any location' and under 'Grant', select 'Block access' for all users.
Why it's wrong here
This would block all sign-ins from any location, ignoring the user risk condition entirely.
Common exam traps
Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword
The trap here is that candidates often confuse 'User risk' with 'Sign-in risk' or incorrectly combine 'Block access' with other grant controls, failing to realize that 'Block access' must be the sole grant control and that excluding trusted locations is the correct way to scope the policy to untrusted locations only.
Detailed technical explanation
How to think about this question
Azure AD Conditional Access evaluates user risk signals from Identity Protection, which calculates risk based on real-time events like leaked credentials or anomalous behavior. The 'User risk' condition triggers on the user's risk level (e.g., High), while the 'Locations' condition uses named locations (including trusted IP ranges) to filter sign-in origins; excluding 'All trusted locations' ensures the policy only applies to untrusted IPs. Under the hood, the policy is evaluated at sign-in time, and if the user risk is High and the location is not in the trusted list, the 'Block access' grant is enforced, preventing authentication.
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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The correct answer is: Add a condition for 'User risk' set to 'High' and exclude 'All trusted locations' under the 'Locations' condition, then grant 'Block access'. — Option B is correct because it combines a condition for 'User risk' set to 'High' with an exclusion of 'All trusted locations' under the 'Locations' condition, then grants 'Block access'. This ensures that the block only applies when the sign-in originates from an untrusted location, meeting the requirement to automatically block sign-ins for high-risk users only from locations not in the company's trusted IP list.
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