Azure AD Identity Protection has flagged a user account as 'High' risk due to detected leaked credentials. The user has been blocked from signing in. You investigate and confirm this was a false positive. What is the correct remediation action?

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Correct Answer: Mark the user as confirmed safe in Identity Protection to dismiss the risk and restore access

In Azure AD Identity Protection, you can mark a risky user as 'Confirm user safe', which dismisses all active risk detections for that user and immediately reduces their risk level...

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Azure AD Identity Protection has flagged a user account as 'High' risk due to detected leaked credentials. The user has been blocked from signing in. You investigate and confirm this was a false positive. What is the correct remediation action?

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Correct Answer

Mark the user as confirmed safe in Identity Protection to dismiss the risk and restore access

Why This Answer Is Correct

In Azure AD Identity Protection, you can mark a risky user as 'Confirm user safe', which dismisses all active risk detections for that user and immediately reduces their risk level, restoring normal access. Simply dismissing individual detections or excluding the user from policies does not clear the risk state correctly.

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This question evaluates your knowledge of Azure Active Directory โ€” a core concept tested in Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate (AZ-500). Understanding Azure Active Directory is essential for designing scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud architectures. Mastery of this topic will help you answer scenario-based questions confidently on exam day.