Question 660
A tenant leaves permanent Global Administrator assignments active for engineering contractors who need emergency changes only. The administrator proposes: Use Microsoft Entra Privileged Identity Management to make supported privileged roles eligible for time-limited activation. Which observation is the most decisive validation of this solution?
Explanation
Correct Answer
The administrator plans 'Use Microsoft Entra Privileged Identity Management to make supported privileged roles eligible for time-limited activation.' to correct the fact that permanent privileged standing access expands compromise risk beyond the actual maintenance period. The direct acceptance evidence is An engineer activates the approved role temporarily and loses active permissions at expiry. This observation is linked to this change's intended outcome.
Incorrect Answers
The analyst can manage approved incidents but cannot modify unrelated Microsoft 365 tenant settings. However, that result would not establish the required outcome: an engineer activates the approved role temporarily and loses active permissions at expiry.
The auditor exports approved role assignment reports but cannot create a privileged assignment. However, that result would not establish the required outcome: an engineer activates the approved role temporarily and loses active permissions at expiry.
The authorized cloud operation works after a scoped Entra role assignment, independent of local Windows rights. However, that result would not establish the required outcome: an engineer activates the approved role temporarily and loses active permissions at expiry.