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Describe security, compliance, privacy, and trust in Microsoft 365 →mediumMultiple ChoiceObjective-mapped

Device Compliance Access Control — Intune Compliance Policies and Conditional Access

This MS-900 practice question tests your understanding of describe security, compliance, privacy, and trust in microsoft 365. 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.

During a Microsoft 365 planning workshop, allow access to Exchange Online only from compliant devices. Microsoft security, identity, or compliance capability should it use?

A
Microsoft Forms
Why wrong: Forms creates surveys and quizzes, not this security or compliance capability.
B
Microsoft Intune compliance policies with Conditional Access
Intune evaluates compliance and Conditional Access enforces access decisions.
C
Microsoft Stream
Why wrong: Stream hosts video content and does not meet this requirement.
D
Microsoft Planner
Why wrong: Planner manages tasks and does not provide this security or compliance control.

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Answer choices

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

✓

Microsoft Intune compliance policies with Conditional Access

Microsoft Intune compliance policies define the security requirements (e.g., device encryption, jailbreak detection, minimum OS version) that a device must meet. When combined with Conditional Access in Azure AD, you can create a policy that blocks access to Exchange Online unless the device is marked as compliant by Intune. This ensures only compliant devices can connect, directly meeting the requirement.

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.

✗
Microsoft Forms
Why it's wrong here
Forms creates surveys and quizzes, not this security or compliance capability.
✓
Microsoft Intune compliance policies with Conditional Access
Why this is correct
Intune evaluates compliance and Conditional Access enforces access decisions.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
✗
Microsoft Stream
Why it's wrong here
Stream hosts video content and does not meet this requirement.
✗
Microsoft Planner
Why it's wrong here
Planner manages tasks and does not provide this security or compliance control.

Common exam traps

Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword

The trap here is that candidates confuse productivity apps (Forms, Stream, Planner) with security services, failing to recognize that only Intune compliance policies combined with Conditional Access can enforce device-based access controls for Exchange Online.

Detailed technical explanation

How to think about this question

Under the hood, Intune compliance policies evaluate device health attributes (e.g., BitLocker status, threat level from Microsoft Defender for Endpoint) and report the compliance state to Azure AD via the Microsoft Graph. Conditional Access then uses this state as a condition—if the device is non-compliant, the policy can block access or require re-authentication. In a real-world scenario, a user with a rooted Android device would be blocked from accessing Exchange Online email until the device is brought into compliance or the policy is overridden.

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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What does this MS-900 question test?

Describe security, compliance, privacy, and trust in Microsoft 365 — This question tests Describe security, compliance, privacy, and trust in Microsoft 365 — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..

What is the correct answer to this question?

The correct answer is: Microsoft Intune compliance policies with Conditional Access — Microsoft Intune compliance policies define the security requirements (e.g., device encryption, jailbreak detection, minimum OS version) that a device must meet. When combined with Conditional Access in Azure AD, you can create a policy that blocks access to Exchange Online unless the device is marked as compliant by Intune. This ensures only compliant devices can connect, directly meeting the requirement.

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2 more ways this is tested on MS-900

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Variation 1. An administrator needs to ensure that only compliant devices can access Exchange Online. Which Microsoft Entra ID feature should they configure?

easy

A.Privileged Identity Management
✓ B.Conditional Access policies
C.Multi-Factor Authentication
D.Identity Protection

Why B: Conditional Access policies can enforce device compliance. Option B is correct. Privileged Identity Management (Option A) is used for just-in-time role access, not device compliance.

Variation 2. A security team wants Microsoft 365 access to be allowed only when a user's device is marked compliant by management policy. Which two capabilities are normally combined? (Choose two.)

medium

A.Microsoft Stream
✓ B.Microsoft Intune compliance policies
C.Microsoft Forms
✓ D.Conditional Access

Why B: Microsoft Intune compliance policies define the rules that a device must meet (e.g., encryption, OS version, threat level) to be considered compliant. Conditional Access enforces access decisions based on signals like device compliance status, blocking or granting access to Microsoft 365 services. Together, they ensure only compliant devices can access corporate resources.

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