This SC-900 practice question tests your understanding of describe the capabilities of microsoft entra. Read the scenario carefully and evaluate each option against the stated constraints before committing to an answer. 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.
Your organization uses Microsoft Entra ID P2 licenses. You need to implement a process to automatically remove users from a group if they have not signed in for 90 days. Which feature should you use?
Conditional Access policy
Why wrong: Conditional Access controls access but does not modify group membership.
Privileged Identity Management
Why wrong: PIM manages just-in-time access for roles, not groups.
Access reviews in Identity Governance
Access reviews can automatically remove inactive users.
Microsoft Entra ID Protection
Why wrong: ID Protection focuses on risk events, not inactivity.
Answer choices
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
Access reviews in Identity Governance
Access reviews in Identity Governance allow you to automate the review and removal of group memberships based on inactivity criteria, such as users who haven't signed in for 90 days. This feature is specifically designed for periodic attestation and lifecycle management of group memberships, leveraging Microsoft Entra ID P2 licenses.
Key principle: Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Answer analysis
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
Conditional Access policy
Why it's wrong here
Conditional Access controls access but does not modify group membership.
Privileged Identity Management
Why it's wrong here
PIM manages just-in-time access for roles, not groups.
Access reviews in Identity Governance
Why this is correct
Access reviews can automatically remove inactive users.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
Microsoft Entra ID Protection
Why it's wrong here
ID Protection focuses on risk events, not inactivity.
Common exam traps
The trap here is confusing Access Reviews (which handle membership lifecycle based on inactivity) with Conditional Access (which controls access at sign-in) or Privileged Identity Management (which focuses on privileged roles).
Detailed technical explanation
Access reviews use a recurring schedule (e.g., weekly, monthly) to evaluate group membership against criteria like 'Last sign-in' date, which is compared against the 90-day threshold. Under the hood, the review process queries the Microsoft Graph sign-in activity logs and can auto-apply results (e.g., remove users) after the review period ends, with optional admin or reviewer approval. This is distinct from dynamic group rules, which use attribute-based membership but cannot directly reference sign-in timestamps for removal.
Key takeaway
Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Real-world example
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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The correct answer is: Access reviews in Identity Governance — Access reviews in Identity Governance allow you to automate the review and removal of group memberships based on inactivity criteria, such as users who haven't signed in for 90 days. This feature is specifically designed for periodic attestation and lifecycle management of group memberships, leveraging Microsoft Entra ID P2 licenses.
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