SC-900 Describe the capabilities of Microsoft Entra Practice Question
A company wants to securely grant external business partners access to internal SharePoint sites and Teams channels. The partners use various identity providers, including Google and Microsoft personal accounts. The company needs to manage these external identities in their Microsoft Entra ID directory and enforce access policies. Which Microsoft Entra capability should they use?
⚠ Common exam trap
A common mix-up: candidates confuse B2B collaboration (for business partners) with B2C (for customers), leading candidates to select B2C because it also supports external identities, but B2C is not designed for internal resource sharing like SharePoint or Teams.
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Microsoft Entra B2B collaboration
Microsoft Entra B2B collaboration is designed to securely share applications and resources with external guest users from any identity provider, including Google and Microsoft personal accounts. It allows the company to manage these external identities in their Entra ID directory and enforce conditional access policies, meeting the requirement to grant partners access to SharePoint and Teams.
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Microsoft Entra B2B collaboration
Why this is correct
Microsoft Entra B2B collaboration is the correct solution for securely granting external business partners access to internal resources. This service enables organizations to invite external users, such as partners or vendors, to access specific applications and data within their Microsoft Entra tenant as guest users. It supports various identity providers, allowing partners to use their existing corporate or social credentials for authentication, thereby streamlining access while maintaining strong security controls over the shared resources.
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Microsoft Entra B2C (Business-to-Consumer)
Why it's wrong here
Microsoft Entra B2C (Business-to-Consumer) is designed for customer-facing applications, providing identity and access management for consumers who sign up and sign in to public applications using social identities or local accounts. It creates a separate directory for these consumer identities, distinct from an organization's corporate Microsoft Entra ID. Therefore, B2C is not suitable for integrating external business partners into an organization's internal resource access model, as its focus is on consumer identity experiences, not partner collaboration.
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Microsoft Entra Connect
Why it's wrong here
Microsoft Entra Connect is a synchronization tool primarily used to integrate on-premises Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) with Microsoft Entra ID, creating a hybrid identity environment. Its core function is to synchronize user accounts, groups, and other identity objects from an organization's on-premises infrastructure to the cloud. It does not provide functionality for provisioning or managing external business partner identities or granting them access to internal resources; its scope is limited to an organization's internal user base.
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Microsoft Entra Identity Protection
Why it's wrong here
Microsoft Entra Identity Protection is a security feature focused on detecting, investigating, and remediating identity-based risks for existing user accounts within a Microsoft Entra tenant. It analyzes sign-in data and user behavior to identify potential threats like compromised credentials, risky sign-ins, or anomalous activities. While crucial for enhancing the security posture of an organization's identities, it is not a mechanism for granting initial access or managing external business partner identities; rather, it protects identities that have already been established.
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Identity provider
An identity provider (IdP) is a system that creates, stores, and manages digital identities and authenticates users for other applications and services.
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Collaboration
Collaboration in Microsoft 365 refers to the integrated tools and services that enable people to work together in real time, share information, and coordinate tasks from anywhere.
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