Question 550
The security architect is given this constraint: An organization wants just-in-time Azure resource role activation to require multifactor verification without changing all users' authentication methods. Which technical approach meets it without relying on unrelated controls?
Explanation
Correct Answer
Correct implementation. Set the required MFA or Conditional Access authentication context in the Azure resource PIM activation settings. It meets the stated requirement: An organization wants just-in-time Azure resource role activation to require multifactor verification without changing all users' authentication methods. Acceptance evidence is: An eligible test activation invokes the intended assurance step, but normal nonprivileged sign-in remains unchanged.
Incorrect Answers
Investigators examined directory group change logs but not the PIM role activation records. That condition is not the problem here: The Azure resource role settings omit the activation authentication requirement. The targeted implementation is: Set the required MFA or Conditional Access authentication context in the Azure resource PIM activation settings.
Both emergency identities depended on the same Conditional Access or authentication failure path being tested. That condition is not the problem here: The Azure resource role settings omit the activation authentication requirement. The targeted implementation is: Set the required MFA or Conditional Access authentication context in the Azure resource PIM activation settings.
PIM eligibility was granted at subscription scope instead of resource-group scope. That condition is not the problem here: The Azure resource role settings omit the activation authentication requirement. The targeted implementation is: Set the required MFA or Conditional Access authentication context in the Azure resource PIM activation settings.