SC-900 Describe the capabilities of Microsoft Entra Practice Question
Your organization uses Microsoft Entra ID Governance. You need to ensure that guest users' access to internal applications is automatically removed after 90 days. What should you configure?
⚠ Common exam trap
The trap here is that candidates might consider Access Reviews for managing guest access, but Access Reviews are primarily for certifying existing access and removing it based on review decisions or lack thereof, not for automatically enforcing a fixed access duration from the point of initial access. Entitlement Management's access package expiration is designed for this specific time-based access lifecycle management.
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Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Entitlement management
Microsoft Entra ID Governance's Entitlement Management allows you to define access packages with specific policies, including an expiration date for assignments. By configuring an access package to grant access to the internal applications and setting its assignment policy to expire after 90 days, guest users' access will be automatically revoked at the end of that period. This directly fulfills the requirement for time-based automatic removal after 90 days.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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Entitlement management
Why this is correct
Entitlement management primarily focuses on streamlining the request and approval process for access to resources through access packages. While access packages can be configured with an expiration date, this feature sets a fixed end date for access rather than facilitating a periodic review of ongoing need. It does not provide the mechanism for reviewers to attest to continued access and then automatically remove it if justification is lacking or the review is ignored.
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Access reviews
Why it's wrong here
Access reviews are specifically designed to manage the lifecycle of access by enabling periodic re-certification of user permissions to groups, applications, and resources. They can be configured to automatically remove access for users, including guests, if reviewers deny access, do not respond to the review, or if the access is no longer deemed necessary. This capability directly addresses the requirement for automatic access removal after a specified period based on a governance review.
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Identity Protection
Why it's wrong here
Microsoft Entra ID Protection is a security feature focused on detecting, investigating, and remediating identity-based risks, such as suspicious sign-ins or leaked credentials. It uses machine learning and heuristics to identify vulnerabilities and enforce protective policies like requiring multi-factor authentication or password resets. Its purpose is to safeguard identities from compromise, not to govern or automatically remove access based on a periodic review of access rights.
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Privileged Identity Management (PIM)
Why it's wrong here
Privileged Identity Management (PIM) is a governance tool that manages, controls, and monitors access to important resources within Microsoft Entra ID, Azure, and other Microsoft Online Services. It focuses on providing just-in-time (JIT) and time-bound access to privileged roles and resources, minimizing the attack surface by ensuring elevated permissions are granted only when needed. PIM's scope is specifically for privileged access lifecycle, not general guest access lifecycle management or periodic reviews for non-privileged access.
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