SC-100 Question #81: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

Question

You have a customer that has a Microsoft 365 subscription and uses the Free edition of Microsoft Entra ID. The customer plans to obtain an Azure subscription and provision several Azure resources. You need to evaluate the customer's security environment. What will necessitate an upgrade from the Microsoft Entra Free edition to the Premium edition?

Options

• Arole-based authorization
• BMicrosoft Entra Privileged Identity Management (PIM)
• Cresource-based authorization
• DMicrosoft Entra Multi-Factor Authentication

Explanation

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