MS-102 Practice Question: Implement and manage Microsoft Entra identity and access
This MS-102 practice question tests your understanding of implement and manage microsoft entra identity and access. Match the stated requirement to the specific cloud service, access model, or configuration option — many options are valid in isolation but not for this scenario. 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.
Your organization uses Microsoft Entra ID and has an application that requires the 'User.Read.All' permission. You need to grant this permission to the application but ensure that only an administrator can consent, not users. What should you do?
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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Grant admin consent for the application from the Enterprise applications blade.
Option A is correct because granting admin consent from the Enterprise applications blade explicitly authorizes the application to access the 'User.Read.All' permission without requiring individual user consent. This is the only way to satisfy the requirement that only an administrator can consent, as admin consent bypasses user consent policies entirely and applies tenant-wide.
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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Grant admin consent for the application from the Enterprise applications blade.
Why this is correct
Admin consent grants the permission without user interaction.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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Enable user consent for this application in the enterprise application settings.
Why it's wrong here
User consent cannot be enabled for high-risk permissions.
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Configure the user consent settings to allow user consent for low-risk permissions.
Why it's wrong here
This does not grant consent for the specific application.
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Set the 'Consent and permissions' settings to block user consent.
Why it's wrong here
Blocking user consent does not grant admin consent.
Common exam traps
Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword
The trap here is that candidates often confuse blocking user consent (Option D) with granting admin consent, thinking that blocking users automatically grants the permission, but blocking only prevents consent without actually authorizing the application.
Detailed technical explanation
How to think about this question
Admin consent in Microsoft Entra ID uses the OAuth 2.0 admin consent endpoint (https://login.microsoftonline.com/{tenant-id}/adminconsent) to grant permissions that require admin consent, such as 'User.Read.All' (which has a high privilege level). Under the hood, this creates a service principal with the granted permissions in the tenant, and the application can then request access tokens for those scopes without user interaction. In real-world scenarios, failing to grant admin consent for high-risk permissions results in the application receiving an 'access_denied' error when attempting to read user data.
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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Implement and manage Microsoft Entra identity and access — This question tests Implement and manage Microsoft Entra identity and access — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..
What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: Grant admin consent for the application from the Enterprise applications blade. — Option A is correct because granting admin consent from the Enterprise applications blade explicitly authorizes the application to access the 'User.Read.All' permission without requiring individual user consent. This is the only way to satisfy the requirement that only an administrator can consent, as admin consent bypasses user consent policies entirely and applies tenant-wide.
What should I do if I get this MS-102 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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