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 with P1 licenses. You need to provide a temporary access pass for a new employee to set up their account without a password. Which Microsoft Entra feature should you use?
Microsoft Entra Temporary Access Pass
TAP is a time-limited passcode for passwordless onboarding.
Microsoft Entra Privileged Identity Management
Why wrong: PIM is for managing privileged roles, not onboarding.
Microsoft Entra Identity Protection
Why wrong: Identity Protection detects risks, not onboarding.
Microsoft Entra Verified ID
Why wrong: Verified ID is for verifiable credentials, not onboarding.
Answer choices
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
Microsoft Entra Temporary Access Pass
The Temporary Access Pass (TAP) is a time-limited passcode issued by an administrator that allows a user to register passwordless authentication methods (e.g., Microsoft Authenticator, FIDO2 security key) without needing an existing password. This directly meets the requirement for a new employee to set up their account without a password, and it is available with Microsoft Entra ID P1 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.
Microsoft Entra Temporary Access Pass
Why this is correct
TAP is a time-limited passcode for passwordless onboarding.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
Microsoft Entra Privileged Identity Management
Why it's wrong here
PIM is for managing privileged roles, not onboarding.
Microsoft Entra Identity Protection
Why it's wrong here
Identity Protection detects risks, not onboarding.
Microsoft Entra Verified ID
Why it's wrong here
Verified ID is for verifiable credentials, not onboarding.
Common exam traps
The trap here is that candidates often confuse Privileged Identity Management (PIM) with any 'temporary' access feature, but PIM grants temporary privileged roles, not a passwordless onboarding token.
Detailed technical explanation
Under the hood, a Temporary Access Pass is a cryptographically generated one-time code (or multi-use code with a configurable lifetime, default 480 minutes) stored in the user's authentication methods policy in Microsoft Graph. When the user enters the TAP at login, Entra ID bypasses password validation and directly triggers the passwordless registration flow, allowing the user to bind a FIDO2 key or phone sign-in. This feature is defined in the 'authenticationMethodsPolicy' Graph API and requires the 'UserAuthenticationMethod.ReadWrite.All' delegated permission for administrative management.
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: Microsoft Entra Temporary Access Pass — The Temporary Access Pass (TAP) is a time-limited passcode issued by an administrator that allows a user to register passwordless authentication methods (e.g., Microsoft Authenticator, FIDO2 security key) without needing an existing password. This directly meets the requirement for a new employee to set up their account without a password, and it is available with Microsoft Entra ID P1 licenses.
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