SC-900 Practice Question: Describe the concepts of security, compliance, and identity
Your organization wants to enforce multi-factor authentication (MFA) for all users accessing cloud applications. Which Microsoft Entra ID feature should you configure?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Create a Conditional Access policy
Conditional Access policies allow you to require MFA based on conditions like user, location, or device. Option A is incorrect because Privileged Identity Management (PIM) manages role activation and assignment, not MFA enforcement. Option C is incorrect because Identity Protection detects risks such as leaked credentials but does not directly enforce MFA. Option D is incorrect because enabling MFA per user is a legacy method that does not provide granular conditional access.
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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Configure Privileged Identity Management
Why it's wrong here
PIM manages role activation, not MFA enforcement.
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Create a Conditional Access policy
Why this is correct
Conditional Access policies can require MFA based on conditions.
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Use Identity Protection
Why it's wrong here
Identity Protection detects risks but does not enforce MFA directly.
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Enable MFA per user
Why it's wrong here
This is a legacy method and less flexible than Conditional Access.
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Identity Concepts
Key term
User
A user is any person, system, or device that interacts with an IT service, resource, or identity system, typically authenticated through credentials and authorized to perform specific actions.
Key term
Conditional access
Conditional access is a security framework that evaluates signals like user location, device health, and risk level to grant or block access to resources in real time.
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