How does Microsoft Entra ID validate a user's password during sign-in?

By checking the password against the on-premises Active Directory in real time

By comparing the password hash stored in Microsoft Entra ID

By sending the password to the user's email provider for verification

By using a hardware security module to decrypt the password

What is a characteristic of password-based authentication in Microsoft Entra ID?

It requires a certificate installed on the user's device

It uses biometric data like fingerprints or facial recognition

It uses a physical token that generates a one-time code

It requires the user to remember a secret string of characters

In Microsoft Entra ID, biometric authentication is typically used as part of which authentication method?

Certificate-based authentication

A company has a Conditional Access policy that requires MFA for all users when accessing the finance app. The policy is applied to all users. However, some users are not prompted for MFA when they access the finance app from a trusted location. The company wants to ensure that MFA is always required for the finance app, regardless of location. What should the administrator do?

Add the finance app to the trusted locations list.

Remove the finance app from the Conditional Access policy.

Modify the Conditional Access policy to remove the location condition and require MFA for all accesses to the finance app.

Enable per-user MFA for all users.

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How does Microsoft Entra ID validate a user's password during sign-in?
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In Microsoft Entra ID, biometric authentication is typically used as part of which authentication method?
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A company has a Conditional Access policy that requires MFA for all users when accessing the finance app. The policy is applied to all users. However, some users are not prompted for MFA when they access the finance app from a trusted location. The company wants to ensure that MFA is always required for the finance app, regardless of location. What should the administrator do?
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Which MFA method in Microsoft Entra ID uses a push notification to a mobile device?
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How does Microsoft Entra ID validate a user's password during sign-in?

What is a characteristic of password-based authentication in Microsoft Entra ID?

In Microsoft Entra ID, biometric authentication is typically used as part of which authentication method?

Which MFA method in Microsoft Entra ID uses a push notification to a mobile device?

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