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AZ-500 · Question #295

You plan to deploy an app that will modify the properties of Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) users by using Microsoft Graph. You need to ensure that the app can access Azure AD. What should you…

The correct answer is D. an app registration. To allow an application to interact with Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) and Microsoft Graph, you must first create an app registration for it.

Submitted by anna_se· Mar 6, 2026Secure identity and access

Question

You plan to deploy an app that will modify the properties of Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) users by using Microsoft Graph. You need to ensure that the app can access Azure AD. What should you configure first?

Options

  • Aa custom role-based access control (RBAC) role
  • Ban external identity
  • Can Azure AD Application Proxy
  • Dan app registration

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  • B
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  • D
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Why each option

To allow an application to interact with Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) and Microsoft Graph, you must first create an app registration for it.

Aa custom role-based access control (RBAC) role

A custom role-based access control (RBAC) role is used to manage access to Azure resources, not to provide an application with an identity to access Azure AD via Microsoft Graph.

Ban external identity

An external identity refers to users from outside the organization, not the application's own identity within Azure AD.

Can Azure AD Application Proxy

Azure AD Application Proxy provides secure remote access to on-premises web applications, and does not establish an application's identity for accessing Azure AD or Microsoft Graph.

Dan app registrationCorrect

An app registration in Azure AD provides an identity for an application, allowing it to authenticate with Azure AD. This identity is essential for the application to be granted permissions and access resources like Microsoft Graph to modify user properties.

Concept tested: Azure AD application registration, Microsoft Graph access

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/develop/app-objects-and-service-principals

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