SC-300 · Domain 2: Implement authentication and access management · 29% of the exam
Task 2.4: Implement Global Secure Access
Global Secure Access clients, Microsoft Entra Private Access and Internet Access, and the Microsoft traffic profile for Microsoft 365.
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Global Secure Access clients and traffic forwarding profiles
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Microsoft Entra Private Access and Internet Access
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Question 1 · choose 1
Contoso publishes an internal ERP app through Microsoft Entra Private Access. Users lose access whenever the only private network connector's server restarts for patching. What should you do?
AOpen inbound port 443 from the internet to the connector server
BPublish the ERP app through Quick Access instead of a per-app application
CInstall a second connector in the connector group that serves the ERP app
DMove the connector service to the server that already runs Microsoft Entra Connect Sync
Show the answer and why
AOpen inbound port 443 from the internet to the connector server
Incorrect
Connectors use outbound connections only; inbound ports don't add availability.
BPublish the ERP app through Quick Access instead of a per-app application
Incorrect
Quick Access still depends on the connectors that serve its segments.
CInstall a second connector in the connector group that serves the ERP app
Correct
Connectors in one group act as a unit for high availability, and Microsoft recommends at least two.
DMove the connector service to the server that already runs Microsoft Entra Connect Sync
Incorrect
Sharing a server doesn't add a second connector, so a restart still breaks access.
Private network connectors make outbound connections to the service. Connectors in a connector group act as a single unit for high availability and load balancing, so each group assigned to an app should have at least two connectors on different servers.
Users keep turning off the Global Secure Access client on Contoso's Windows 11 laptops to get around web content filtering. The help desk wants the Disable action to stay on the client's tray menu, but turning the client off or back on must ask for local administrator credentials. Which registry value should Intune deploy to the laptops?
ARestrictNonPrivilegedUsers set to 0x1
BHideDisableButton set to 0x1
CHideDisablePrivateAccessButton set to 0x1
DIsPrivateAccessDisabledByUser set to 0x0
Show the answer and why
ARestrictNonPrivilegedUsers set to 0x1
Correct
Nonprivileged users can't disable or enable the client; a User Account Control prompt asks for local administrator credentials.
BHideDisableButton set to 0x1
Incorrect
It removes the Disable action from the tray menu, which the help desk wants to keep.
CHideDisablePrivateAccessButton set to 0x1
Incorrect
It hides only the Disable Private Access action; the Disable action that turns off the whole client stays open to every user.
DIsPrivateAccessDisabledByUser set to 0x0
Incorrect
It keeps Private Access enabled on the device; it doesn't stop users from disabling the client.
The Global Secure Access client's registry values control its tray menu. RestrictNonPrivilegedUsers set to 0x1 under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE requires local administrator credentials, through a User Account Control prompt, to disable or enable the client, while the Disable action stays visible. The Hide values only show or hide menu actions, and IsPrivateAccessDisabledByUser turns Private Access on or off for the device.
To troubleshoot a Teams meeting issue, an admin sets the Microsoft Teams rule group to Bypass in the Microsoft traffic profile, expecting the Internet Access profile to pick up that traffic and apply web filtering. What actually happens to the Teams traffic?
AThe Internet Access profile acquires it and applies the linked security profiles
BIt isn't acquired by Global Secure Access and uses the device's normal route
CGlobal Secure Access drops it until the rule group is set back to Forward
DThe Private Access profile acquires it through the nearest connector
Show the answer and why
AThe Internet Access profile acquires it and applies the linked security profiles
Incorrect
Traffic available in the Microsoft traffic profile can be acquired only by that profile.
BIt isn't acquired by Global Secure Access and uses the device's normal route
Correct
Bypassed Microsoft traffic skips Global Secure Access even when the Internet Access profile is on.
CGlobal Secure Access drops it until the rule group is set back to Forward
Incorrect
Bypass skips acquisition; it doesn't block traffic.
DThe Private Access profile acquires it through the nearest connector
Incorrect
Private Access carries traffic to private apps, not Microsoft 365 services.
When a Microsoft traffic profile rule is set to Bypass, the Internet Access profile doesn't acquire that traffic either: it skips Global Secure Access and uses the client's own routing to the internet. Traffic that the Microsoft traffic profile can acquire is acquired only there.
Contoso must block fabrikam-games.com, including www.fabrikam-games.com and every other subdomain, for all internet traffic through Global Secure Access. That includes branch offices connected as remote networks, whose devices don't run the client. Other sites in the same web category must stay reachable. Which web content filtering configuration meets the goal?
AA block rule for *.fabrikam-games.com in a policy linked to the baseline security profile
BA block rule for *.fabrikam-games.com,fabrikam-games.com in a policy linked to the baseline security profile
CA block rule for *.fabrikam-games.com,fabrikam-games.com in a security profile linked to a Conditional Access policy for all users
DA block rule for the site's web category in a policy linked to the baseline security profile
Show the answer and why
AA block rule for *.fabrikam-games.com in a policy linked to the baseline security profile
Incorrect
The wildcard matches subdomains only, so the root domain fabrikam-games.com stays reachable.
BA block rule for *.fabrikam-games.com,fabrikam-games.com in a policy linked to the baseline security profile
Correct
The pair covers the root domain and its subdomains, and the baseline profile applies to client and remote network traffic alike.
CA block rule for *.fabrikam-games.com,fabrikam-games.com in a security profile linked to a Conditional Access policy for all users
Incorrect
Conditional Access links the profile to signed-in client users; remote network traffic is filtered by the baseline profile.
DA block rule for the site's web category in a policy linked to the baseline security profile
Incorrect
A category rule blocks every site in that category, which the stem rules out.
An FQDN entry of the form *.domain.com matches subdomains such as www.domain.com but not domain.com itself, so blocking both takes the comma-separated pair *.fabrikam-games.com,fabrikam-games.com. The baseline security profile applies to all traffic routed through Global Secure Access, client and remote network alike, without a Conditional Access policy; profiles linked through Conditional Access reach users of the client.
What does Quick Access in Microsoft Entra Private Access provide?
AInspection of internet traffic by web category
BAcquisition of Microsoft 365 traffic through the Microsoft traffic profile
CAccess to private FQDNs and IP ranges you list, through one app it creates
DSingle sign-on to SaaS apps from the gallery
Show the answer and why
AInspection of internet traffic by web category
Incorrect
Category filtering is part of Internet Access.
BAcquisition of Microsoft 365 traffic through the Microsoft traffic profile
Incorrect
Microsoft 365 traffic belongs to the Microsoft traffic profile.
CAccess to private FQDNs and IP ranges you list, through one app it creates
Correct
Quick Access defines private resources broadly and is meant as a VPN replacement step.
DSingle sign-on to SaaS apps from the gallery
Incorrect
SaaS SSO is configured on enterprise applications, not through Private Access.
Quick Access lets you define FQDNs or IP addresses of private resources to include in Private Access traffic, and creates a new enterprise application configured for it. Microsoft positions it as a transition state: after replacing the VPN, move to per-app access for segmentation.
On which platforms can you install the Global Secure Access client?
AWindows, macOS, Android and iOS
BWindows and macOS only
CWindows only
DAny device with a modern browser, with no install
Show the answer and why
AWindows, macOS, Android and iOS
Correct
Microsoft provides a Global Secure Access client for each of these platforms.
BWindows and macOS only
Incorrect
Mobile platforms have clients too.
CWindows only
Incorrect
Clients exist for more platforms.
DAny device with a modern browser, with no install
Incorrect
Traffic acquisition needs an installed client or a remote network.
Microsoft provides Global Secure Access clients for Windows, macOS, Android and iOS to acquire and route traffic to the service. Devices that can't run a client can be covered through remote networks.
Which built-in role is meant for configuring Global Secure Access, such as traffic forwarding and clients, without broader admin rights?
ASecurity Operator
BNetwork Administrator
CHybrid Identity Administrator
DGlobal Secure Access Administrator
Show the answer and why
ASecurity Operator
Incorrect
Security Operator manages security events, not Global Secure Access configuration.
BNetwork Administrator
Incorrect
Network Administrator manages Microsoft network location settings, not Global Secure Access.
CHybrid Identity Administrator
Incorrect
This role manages hybrid identity components.
DGlobal Secure Access Administrator
Correct
This role configures Global Secure Access in the Microsoft Entra admin center.
Global Secure Access tasks, such as enabling traffic forwarding profiles and downloading clients, are done in the Microsoft Entra admin center as a Global Secure Access Administrator.
You turn on Transport Layer Security inspection for Microsoft Entra Internet Access. What must be true on users' devices for inspected HTTPS sites to load without certificate errors?
AThe devices must trust the root certificate used to inspect TLS traffic
BThe devices must be Microsoft Entra registered rather than joined to the tenant
CThe browsers must disable certificate checking
DEach website must upload its certificate to the tenant
Show the answer and why
AThe devices must trust the root certificate used to inspect TLS traffic
Correct
Inspected traffic is re-signed, so the root must be trusted, for example deployed with Intune.
BThe devices must be Microsoft Entra registered rather than joined to the tenant
Incorrect
Changing how devices are joined doesn't remove certificate errors; trusting the inspecting root certificate does.
CThe browsers must disable certificate checking
Incorrect
Disabling checks would be unsafe and isn't the requirement.
DEach website must upload its certificate to the tenant
Incorrect
Sites don't send their certificates to your tenant.
TLS inspection needs an active certificate authority (Microsoft-managed or your own), and devices must trust the root certificate that signs inspected traffic. Intune can deploy the trusted certificate to managed Windows devices.