SC-900 Describe the capabilities of Microsoft Entra Practice Question
Your organization uses Microsoft Entra ID and needs to allow external partners to sign in using their own identity providers (e.g., Google or Facebook). Which Microsoft Entra feature should you configure?
⚠ Common exam trap
Many exam-takers confuse B2B collaboration with B2C (Azure AD B2C) or think PIM is needed for external access, but B2B collaboration is specifically designed for federating external identities from any IdP without requiring a separate directory.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Microsoft Entra External Identities (B2B collaboration)
Microsoft Entra External Identities (B2B collaboration) is the correct feature because it allows external partners to sign in using their own identity providers, such as Google or Facebook, through federation. B2B collaboration supports SAML/WS-Fed identity providers and social identity providers like Google, enabling guest users to access your organization's resources without needing a separate Microsoft account. This directly meets the requirement for external partner access with their own credentials.
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
Microsoft Entra Privileged Identity Management (PIM) is specifically designed to manage, control, and monitor access to critical resources within an organization by providing just-in-time and just-enough access for privileged roles. Its primary function is to mitigate risks associated with excessive or misused access permissions for internal administrators and users, rather than facilitating external user collaboration or guest access.
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Microsoft Entra External Identities (B2B collaboration)
Why this is correct
Microsoft Entra External Identities, particularly its B2B collaboration feature, is the correct solution for enabling external users to securely access an organization's applications and resources. This service allows guest users to sign in using their own corporate credentials, social identities, or other identity providers, seamlessly integrating them into the host organization's Microsoft Entra ID tenant for collaborative purposes.
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Microsoft Entra Verified ID
Why it's wrong here
Microsoft Entra Verified ID is a decentralized identity solution focused on enabling organizations to issue, hold, and verify digital verifiable credentials, such as proof of employment or educational qualifications. Its purpose is to provide a secure, privacy-preserving method for verifying identity attributes and claims, rather than directly managing or facilitating external user access to organizational applications and resources for collaboration.
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Microsoft Entra Identity Protection
Why it's wrong here
Microsoft Entra Identity Protection is a security module dedicated to detecting, investigating, and remediating identity-based risks within an organization's Microsoft Entra ID environment. It identifies potential vulnerabilities affecting user accounts and detects suspicious activities, such as anomalous sign-ins or leaked credentials, but it does not provide the underlying mechanism for inviting, provisioning, or managing external users for collaborative access.
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Key term
Organization
An Organization is a top-level container in Google Cloud that represents your company or entities and serves as the root node for all your cloud resources, policies, and access control.
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B2B collaboration
B2B collaboration is a feature in Microsoft Entra ID that lets organizations securely share access to their apps and resources with external business partners using their own identity systems.
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