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A financial services company uses Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory) and has implemented entitlement management. They have a new project requiring external auditors to access a specific SharePoint Online site and a custom line-of-business application. Access should be granted for exactly 90 days, and then automatically removed. Auditors from different firms will need access, but the company wants to streamline the invitation process while maintaining strict control over who can request access. Which type of connected organization should be configured to best meet these requirements?
- ASelf-service connected organization
- BDirectly connected organization
- CGeneric connected organization
- DMicrosoft Entra connected organization
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Correct answer: D. Microsoft Entra connected organization
A Microsoft Entra connected organization allows you to connect to external Microsoft Entra tenants. This enables external users from those tenants to request access to your resources via entitlement management, streamlining the invitation process and allowing for time-limited access packages.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Self-service connected organization is not a standard configuration option in Microsoft Entra entitlement management.
- B. Directly connected organization is not a standard term in Microsoft Entra entitlement management for external collaboration.
- C. Generic connected organizations are used for non-Microsoft Entra tenants, requiring manual invitation or a different process.
Microsoft Entra Connected Organization
A configuration in Microsoft Entra entitlement management that allows collaboration with external users from another Microsoft Entra tenant, enabling them to request access to resources.
- Connects to external Microsoft Entra tenants.
- Streamlines access requests for external users.
- Supports time-limited access packages.
Memory trick: Entra Connects External Partners Efficiently.