Microsoft Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals SC-900 Practice Question
During a security briefing, a colleague asks you to clarify what Microsoft Entra ID does when a user enters a password. Which statement best describes the purpose of authentication in this context?
It verifies the user's identity by validating the credentials they present.
It records the user's activities for auditing and compliance reporting.
It determines which resources the user is allowed to access after sign-in.
It encrypts data in transit between the user's device and the service.
Authentication is the act of verifying that a user is who they claim to be, typically by checking one or more credentials such as a password, certificate, or biometric factor. Only after successful authentication can the system move on to authorization decisions. Granting permissions, recording user actions, or encrypting data are important security processes, but they are separate from the core function of authentication, which is identity verification.
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