AZ-500 Synchronization Frequency Practice Question
Your organization uses Microsoft Entra ID and has a hybrid identity with Microsoft Entra Connect. You need to ensure that all user password changes and resets are synchronized to the cloud within 30 minutes. Which TWO actions should you take? (Choose two.)
⚠ Common exam trap
Candidates may think both password hash synchronization and password writeback are needed, but the requirement is only for syncing changes to the cloud, not from the cloud. Password writeback is for the reverse direction.
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Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Set the Azure AD Connect synchronization frequency to 30 minutes.
The requirement is to synchronize password changes and resets to the cloud within 30 minutes. Option B is correct because setting the Azure AD Connect synchronization frequency to 30 minutes ensures that password changes made on-premises are synced to Microsoft Entra ID within that timeframe. Option C (password writeback) is not required because it handles syncing cloud-initiated password resets to on-premises, which is the opposite direction. Options A, D, and E do not address synchronization frequency. Therefore, only option B meets the requirement.
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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Configure federation with AD FS.
Why it's wrong here
Federation does not affect password sync frequency.
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Set the Azure AD Connect synchronization frequency to 30 minutes.
Why this is correct
Correct. Setting the synchronization frequency to 30 minutes ensures that password changes on-premises are replicated to the cloud within the required time.
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Enable password writeback in Microsoft Entra Connect.
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect. Password writeback synchronizes password changes from the cloud to on-premises, not to the cloud. It does not help with syncing to the cloud.
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Enable Azure AD Connect Health to monitor synchronization.
Why it's wrong here
Monitoring does not change sync frequency.
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Configure pass-through authentication for user sign-ins.
Why it's wrong here
Pass-through authentication does not synchronize passwords.
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