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AZ-500 · Question #81

You have an Azure subscription named Sub1 that is associated to an Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) tenant named contoso.com. An administrator named Admin1 has access to the following identities…

The correct answer is C. contoso.com and fabrikam.com only. Explanation Option C is correct because Azure subscription ownership can only be transferred to accounts that exist within an Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) tenant - specifically, the contoso.com tenant (already associated with Sub1) and another Azure AD tenant like…

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

Question

You have an Azure subscription named Sub1 that is associated to an Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) tenant named contoso.com. An administrator named Admin1 has access to the following identities: - An OpenID-enabled user account - A Hotmail account - An account in contoso.com - An account in an Azure AD tenant named fabrikam.com You plan to use Azure Account Center to transfer the ownership of Sub1 to Admin1. To which accounts can you transfer the ownership of Sub1?

Options

  • Acontoso.com only
  • Bcontoso.com, fabrikam.com, and Hotmail only
  • Ccontoso.com and fabrikam.com only
  • Dcontoso.com, fabrikam.com, Hotmail, and OpenID-enabled user account

How the community answered

(36 responses)
  • A
    3% (1)
  • B
    14% (5)
  • C
    75% (27)
  • D
    8% (3)

Explanation

Explanation

Option C is correct because Azure subscription ownership can only be transferred to accounts that exist within an Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) tenant - specifically, the contoso.com tenant (already associated with Sub1) and another Azure AD tenant like fabrikam.com qualify as valid transfer targets.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • Option A is too restrictive - fabrikam.com is also a valid Azure AD account and can receive ownership transfer
  • Option B incorrectly includes Hotmail - although Microsoft accounts (Hotmail/Outlook) were once supported, Azure Account Center now requires the recipient to be an Azure AD work or school account, not a personal Microsoft account
  • Option D adds both Hotmail and OpenID accounts, which are both invalid - OpenID-enabled accounts are third-party identity providers and are not supported for subscription ownership transfers in Azure Account Center

Memory Tip: Think "Work Accounts Only" - Azure subscription transfers require proper organizational (Azure AD) accounts. If it's a personal email (Hotmail) or a third-party identity (OpenID), it won't work. Ask yourself: "Is this a legitimate Azure AD tenant account?" - if yes, it qualifies; if no, it doesn't.

Topics

#Azure Subscriptions#Azure AD Identity#Subscription Management#Account Ownership

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