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The answer is the Global Administrator or Identity Governance Administrator role, along with an Entra ID P2 license and the access review configured to apply results automatically. These three requirements are essential because Microsoft Entra ID Identity Governance for access reviews relies on a privileged role to create and manage reviews, a P2 license to unlock the governance features, and the automatic application setting to enforce decisions like removing a user’s access without manual intervention. On the MS-102 exam, this question tests your understanding of the full identity governance lifecycle, often trapping candidates who forget that simply generating recommendations is insufficient—the review must be set to ‘Apply results automatically’ to complete the process. A common memory tip is to think of the three pillars: Role, License, and Automation. Remember the acronym RLA to recall that without the right Role, a License, and Automatic application, your access review is just a suggestion box.
This MS-102 practice question tests your understanding of implement and manage microsoft entra 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.
Which THREE of the following are required to implement Microsoft Entra ID Identity Governance for access reviews? (Choose three.)
Microsoft Entra ID P1 license
Why wrong: P1 does not include access reviews.
The access review must be configured to apply results automatically
Required for automatic remediation.
Microsoft Entra ID P2 license
Required for access reviews.
Global Administrator or Identity Governance Administrator role
Required to create access reviews.
All users being reviewed must be guest users
Why wrong: Not a requirement; can review any users.
Answer choices
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Correct answer & explanation
The access review must be configured to apply results automatically
Option B is correct because for an access review to enforce its decisions (e.g., removing a user's access), the review must be configured to 'Apply results automatically'. Without this setting, the review only generates recommendations, and an administrator must manually apply the results. This automatic application is a required step to complete the identity governance lifecycle.
Key principle: Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Answer analysis
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
Microsoft Entra ID P1 license
Why it's wrong here
P1 does not include access reviews.
The access review must be configured to apply results automatically
Why this is correct
Required for automatic remediation.
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Microsoft Entra ID P2 license
Why this is correct
Required for access reviews.
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Global Administrator or Identity Governance Administrator role
Why this is correct
Required to create access reviews.
Related concept
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All users being reviewed must be guest users
Why it's wrong here
Not a requirement; can review any users.
Common exam traps
The trap here is that candidates often assume a P1 license is sufficient for access reviews, but Microsoft specifically requires P2 for the reviewer and the users under review, making P1 an incorrect choice.
Detailed technical explanation
Access reviews in Microsoft Entra ID rely on the P2 license tier to enable the underlying policy evaluation engine that triggers automatic remediation actions. When 'Apply results automatically' is enabled, the system uses the Azure AD Graph API to remove users from groups or applications based on the reviewer's decision, and this process is logged in the audit log for compliance. In a real-world scenario, a company might review all members of a 'Finance App' group quarterly; if a user is denied, the automatic removal ensures access is revoked immediately after the review period ends, without manual intervention.
Key takeaway
Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Real-world example
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: The access review must be configured to apply results automatically — Option B is correct because for an access review to enforce its decisions (e.g., removing a user's access), the review must be configured to 'Apply results automatically'. Without this setting, the review only generates recommendations, and an administrator must manually apply the results. This automatic application is a required step to complete the identity governance lifecycle.
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Variation 1. Your organization uses Microsoft Entra ID Governance. You need to implement an access review for all users who have access to a critical application. The review must be recurring every quarter and require reviewers to provide a justification for their decisions. Which access review settings should you configure?
hardWhy B: Option C is correct because quarterly recurrence with justification required matches the requirement. Option A is wrong because it is monthly, not quarterly. Option B is wrong because it does not require justification. Option D is wrong because it is annual.
Last reviewed: Jun 24, 2026
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