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SC-300 · Question #133

You have an Active Directory forest that syncs to an Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) tenant. The tenant uses pass-through authentication. A corporate security policy states the following: Domain…

The correct answer is A. Server4. The standalone Authentication Agents can be installed on any Windows Server 2016 or later, with TLS 1.2 enabled. The server needs to be on the same Active Directory forest as the users whose passwords you need to validate…

Submitted by thandi_sa· Mar 6, 2026Implement authentication and access management

Question

You have an Active Directory forest that syncs to an Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) tenant. The tenant uses pass-through authentication. A corporate security policy states the following:

Domain controllers must never communicate directly to the internet. Only required software must be installed on servers. The Active Directory domain contains the on-premises servers shown in the following table. You need to ensure that users can authenticate to Azure AD if a server fails. On which server should you install an additional pass-through authentication agent?

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Options

  • AServer4
  • BServer2
  • CServer1
  • DServer3

How the community answered

(41 responses)
  • A
    76% (31)
  • B
    12% (5)
  • C
    7% (3)
  • D
    5% (2)

Explanation

The standalone Authentication Agents can be installed on any Windows Server 2016 or later, with TLS 1.2 enabled. The server needs to be on the same Active Directory forest as the users whose passwords you need to validate. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/hybrid/how-to-connect-pta-quick-start

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#pass-through authentication#PTA agent#high availability#Azure AD Connect

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