The answer is to restrict user consent to verified publishers and low-risk permissions, and to enable the admin consent workflow for permissions requiring review. These two actions reduce future OAuth app consent risk because they prevent users from approving malicious or overly permissive applications on their own, while still allowing a structured review process for higher-risk requests. On the Microsoft Azure Security Engineer Associate AZ-500 exam, this concept tests your understanding of Entra ID consent policies as a core defense against OAuth consent phishing attacks—a common trap is assuming that blocking all user consent is the only solution, but the verified publisher filter combined with the admin workflow provides a more practical balance of security and usability. To remember this, think of the “verified and low-risk” gate: if an app isn’t from a verified publisher or requests high-risk permissions, it must go through admin review, not user approval.
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 security team is reviewing risky OAuth applications in Microsoft Entra ID. Which two actions reduce future consent risk?
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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Restrict user consent to verified publishers and low-risk permissions
Option A is correct because restricting user consent to verified publishers and low-risk permissions reduces the likelihood of users approving malicious or overly permissive OAuth apps. This policy, configured in Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), ensures that only apps from verified publishers requesting low-risk permissions can be consented to by users, thereby mitigating consent-based attacks like OAuth consent phishing.
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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Restrict user consent to verified publishers and low-risk permissions
Why this is correct
Correct for the stated requirement.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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Grant tenant-wide admin consent to all existing apps
Why it's wrong here
This does not meet the stated requirement as directly as the correct option.
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Delete all enterprise applications including Microsoft first-party apps
Why it's wrong here
This does not meet the stated requirement as directly as the correct option.
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Use admin consent workflow for permissions requiring review
Why this is correct
Correct for the stated requirement.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
Common exam traps
Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword
The trap here is that candidates may think admin consent to all apps (Option B) is a security measure, but it actually bypasses user consent controls and increases exposure to risky apps.
Detailed technical explanation
How to think about this question
The admin consent workflow (Option D) allows users to request consent for permissions that require admin approval, creating a review process that prevents unauthorized consent grants. Under the hood, Entra ID evaluates permissions against a risk-based consent framework, where low-risk permissions (e.g., openid, profile) are auto-approved, while high-risk permissions (e.g., Mail.Read, User.Read.All) trigger the workflow. In a real-world scenario, an attacker could register a malicious app with verified publisher status and low-risk permissions to bypass restrictions, so combining publisher verification with permission risk classification is critical.
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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Concepts from this question explained
These glossary pages explain the core terms tested in this AZ-500 question in full detail.
Manage identity and access — This question tests Manage identity and access — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..
What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: Restrict user consent to verified publishers and low-risk permissions — Option A is correct because restricting user consent to verified publishers and low-risk permissions reduces the likelihood of users approving malicious or overly permissive OAuth apps. This policy, configured in Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), ensures that only apps from verified publishers requesting low-risk permissions can be consented to by users, thereby mitigating consent-based attacks like OAuth consent phishing.
What should I do if I get this AZ-500 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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