SC-900 Practice Question: Describe the capabilities of Microsoft security solutions
This SC-900 practice question tests your understanding of describe the capabilities of microsoft security solutions. 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.
Refer to the exhibit. A company has configured the above Conditional Access policy in Microsoft Entra ID. A user attempts to access Exchange Online from an untrusted location. What happens?
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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The user is granted access without MFA because the policy does not apply.
The Conditional Access policy shown in the exhibit is configured with 'Include: All users' and 'Exclude: All users'. When both include and exclude are set to 'All users', the exclusion takes precedence, effectively making the policy apply to no users. Therefore, when a user attempts to access Exchange Online from an untrusted location, the policy does not apply, and the user is granted access without MFA.
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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The user is granted access without MFA because the policy does not apply.
Why this is correct
Correct: The policy only applies to trusted locations.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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Access is blocked because the condition is not met.
Why it's wrong here
The condition is for trusted locations; untrusted locations are not covered by this policy.
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The user is prompted for MFA because the policy applies to all users.
Why it's wrong here
The policy is scoped to trusted locations only.
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The user is blocked because the grant requires MFA.
Why it's wrong here
Grant only applies if conditions are met.
Common exam traps
Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword
The trap here is that candidates assume 'Include: All users' means the policy applies to everyone, overlooking that 'Exclude: All users' negates the inclusion, making the policy effectively inactive.
Detailed technical explanation
How to think about this question
In Microsoft Entra ID Conditional Access, when both 'Include' and 'Exclude' are set to the same scope (e.g., 'All users'), the exclusion rule takes precedence, resulting in zero users being targeted by the policy. This is a deliberate design to allow administrators to create policies that are initially disabled or to temporarily suspend enforcement without deleting the policy. The policy evaluation engine checks the exclusion list before applying grant controls, so if a user is excluded, the policy is skipped entirely.
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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Describe the capabilities of Microsoft security solutions — This question tests Describe the capabilities of Microsoft security solutions — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..
What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: The user is granted access without MFA because the policy does not apply. — The Conditional Access policy shown in the exhibit is configured with 'Include: All users' and 'Exclude: All users'. When both include and exclude are set to 'All users', the exclusion takes precedence, effectively making the policy apply to no users. Therefore, when a user attempts to access Exchange Online from an untrusted location, the policy does not apply, and the user is granted access without MFA.
What should I do if I get this SC-900 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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