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MS-102 Practice Question: An admin needs to provide a vendor with temporary…
An admin needs to provide a vendor with temporary access to a SharePoint site. What should the admin create?
⚠ Common exam trap
It's easy for candidates to confuse anonymous sharing links (which are easy to create) with proper external user management, overlooking the need for identity-based access control and auditability required for vendor access.
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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
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Guest user in Microsoft Entra ID
A is correct because creating a guest user in Microsoft Entra ID is the proper method to grant external users access to SharePoint Online resources with controlled permissions. Guest users are invited via Microsoft Entra B2B collaboration, which allows the admin to assign specific SharePoint site permissions while maintaining oversight and the ability to revoke access. This approach ensures the vendor has a distinct identity for auditing and conditional access policies.
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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Guest user in Microsoft Entra ID
Why this is correct
A guest user in Microsoft Entra ID represents an external collaborator through B2B collaboration, allowing the vendor to authenticate with their own corporate identity while you grant them tailored access to resources. This creates a distinct external identity in your directory that can be assigned to apps, groups, and sites, and access can be revoked or expired using access reviews or by removing the guest account. Because it is identity-based, every action is auditable under a specific guest account, making it the correct and secure way to provide temporary access.
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Anonymous sharing link
Why it's wrong here
An anonymous sharing link, such as an 'Anyone with the link' link in SharePoint or OneDrive, grants access to anyone who possesses the link with no requirement to sign in, so it is not tied to the vendor's identity and cannot distinguish the vendor from any other recipient. The link bypasses Microsoft Entra ID controls, lacks per-user audit trails, and can be forwarded beyond the intended user, making it less secure and ultimately unsuitable for temporary vendor access where accountability is required.
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Security group
Why it's wrong here
A security group is a directory object that contains members, typically users or devices, but it does not itself create an identity for an external person. To give the vendor access through a security group, the vendor must first exist as a guest user in Microsoft Entra ID and then be added to the group; the group merely aggregates permissions and does not provide a means of inviting or representing an external collaborator.
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New user in your domain
Why it's wrong here
Creating a new local user in your own Microsoft Entra ID domain for an external vendor is wrong because it represents the vendor as an internal employee, requiring you to provision and manage their credentials, password policies, and lifecycle in your tenant. This violates the principle of using external identities, inflates your directory attack surface, and makes cleanup difficult when the temporary engagement ends, since the account is not linked to the vendor's corporate identity.
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SharePoint site
A SharePoint site is a web-based collaboration space within Microsoft SharePoint that allows teams to store, organize, share, and manage content, documents, and information.
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Microsoft Entra ID
Microsoft Entra ID is a cloud-based identity and access management service that lets employees sign in and access resources both inside and outside of your organization.
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