Microsoft Entra FAQ: Essential Q&A for Interviews – 2

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Q 1 . Which are the different types of Microsoft 365 user identities?

• Cloud identities
• Synchronized identities
• Federated identities

Q 2 . What is Cloud Identity ?

• A cloud identity is a user account that only exists in Microsoft Entra ID.

Q 3 . What is Synchronized identity?

• A synchronized identity is a user that exists in an on-premises AD DS and in Microsoft 365.

Q 4 . Which tools are used to synchronize the accounts in on-premises ADDS and in Microsoft 365?

• Microsoft Entra Connect Sync
• Microsoft Entra Cloud Sync

Q 5. What is Federated identity?

• A federated identity refers to an identity that an external identity provider (IdP) authenticated.

Q 6. What is Pass-Through Authentication (PTA)?

• PTA is an authentication method provided by Microsoft 365.
• This method allows us to authenticate directly against on-premises Active Directory. We bypass the Microsoft Entra ID cloud-based authentication.
• When an organization enables PTA, authentication for synchronized identities bypasses Microsoft 365 and occurs directly against the on-premises Active Directory.
• If an organization doesn’t enable PTA, authentication for synchronized identities occurs in Microsoft 365. In this scenario, Microsoft 365 evaluates the username and password without any reliance on the on-premises infrastructure.
• When a user tries to access a federated service, such as Microsoft 365, Microsoft Entra ID redirects the authentication request. The request goes to a designated and trusted IdP.

Q 7. What are the options available to provision user accounts in Microsoft 365?

• We can use the below methods to provision the user accounts
  • Microsoft 365 admin center
  • Microsoft Graph PowerShell
  • Directory synchronization

Q 8. Which roles have permissions to add or remove the licenses to users?

• Microsoft 365 Global admin
• User Management admin

Q 9. How to view number of licenses remaining?

• In the Microsoft 365 admin center, on the left-hand navigation pane, select Billing and then select Licenses.
• In the Subscriptions tab, note how many licenses are available for each subscription and how many licenses the organization assigned.

Q 10. How to view all unlicensed users in my tenant?

• We have an option from Microsoft 365 admin center. From “Active users” section.
• We have detailed article for the same.
  • Microsoft 365 administration – how to view unlicensed users in my tenant – study material for – Exam MS-102: Microsoft 365 Administrator – https://knowledge-junction.in/2025/01/25/m365-admin-unlicensed-users-exam-ms-102/

REFERENCES

• Microsoft Entra FAQ: Essential Q&A for Interviews – https://knowledge-junction.in/2025/01/06/entra-interview-preparation/
• Microsoft 365 administration – how to view unlicensed users in my tenant – study material for – Exam MS-102: Microsoft 365 Administrator – https://knowledge-junction.in/2025/01/25/m365-admin-unlicensed-users-exam-ms-102/

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