SC-900 Describe the capabilities of Microsoft Entra Practice Question
A company uses Microsoft Entra ID for identity management. They want to allow employees to sign in using their existing Facebook credentials. Which feature should they configure?
⚠ Common exam trap
It's easy for candidates to confuse External Identities (which handles external and social identity providers) with Conditional Access or Identity Protection, mistakenly thinking those features can directly enable social login, when in fact they only enforce policies or detect risks after authentication is configured.
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
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Microsoft Entra External Identities
Microsoft Entra External Identities is the feature that allows configuring social identity providers like Facebook as authentication sources. While it is primarily designed for external users (guests/customers), it can also be used for internal employees if the organization chooses to allow federation with social identity providers. The question tests whether you know that External Identities handles social identity provider integration, regardless of the user type.
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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Microsoft Entra Privileged Identity Management
Why it's wrong here
PIM manages privileged roles, not external identity sources.
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Microsoft Entra External Identities
Why this is correct
External Identities allows federation with social identity providers like Facebook.
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Microsoft Entra Conditional Access
Why it's wrong here
Conditional Access evaluates signals to enforce access policies.
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Microsoft Entra Identity Protection
Why it's wrong here
Identity Protection detects and remediates identity-based risks.
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Key term
Identity
Identity is the unique set of attributes that defines a user, device, or service in a computer system, determining what they can access and do.
Key term
User
A user is any person, system, or device that interacts with an IT service, resource, or identity system, typically authenticated through credentials and authorized to perform specific actions.
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