SC-300 - Implement and Manage User Identities - Section 1.5

Implement and manage hybrid identity synchronization between Active Directory and Microsoft Entra ID.

Compare Microsoft Entra Connect Sync and Microsoft Entra Cloud Sync and choose between password hash synchronization, pass-through authentication, and federation for sign-in. Configure seamless single sign-on so domain-joined devices authenticate without extra prompts.

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A hybrid tenant already uses password hash synchronisation. Users on domain-joined corporate devices on the internal network must reach Microsoft 365 without typing their username and password again after their Windows sign-in, with no extra client software deployed. Which capability should the administrator enable to deliver this experience?

  • AEnable pass-through authentication alongside password hash synchronisation, because switching the validation path automatically suppresses the cloud sign-in prompt for domain users.
  • BEnable federation with Active Directory Federation Services, because redirecting authentication on-premises is the supported way to remove the prompt for internal devices.
  • CEnable Microsoft Entra seamless single sign-on, because it uses Kerberos to silently authenticate domain-joined devices on the corporate network with no client software. Correct
  • DDeploy a third-party single sign-on client to each corporate device so that the cached Windows credential is forwarded to Microsoft Entra ID during sign-in.
Seamless single sign-on uses Kerberos to silently authenticate domain-joined devices on the corporate network and pairs with password hash synchronisation or pass-through authentication. Seamless single sign-on creates a computer account that represents Microsoft Entra ID in Active Directory and uses Kerberos so corporate domain-joined devices obtain a token without re-entering credentials, needing no client deployment. It complements password hash synchronisation, whereas federation needs server infrastructure and a third-party client breaks the constraint.

Why A is wrong: Pass-through authentication changes where the password is validated; it does not by itself silently sign domain-joined users in, so the prompt would still appear.

Why B is wrong: Federation can provide single sign-on but requires a federation server farm and infrastructure, which exceeds the no-extra-software constraint and is heavier than needed.

Why C is correct: Seamless single sign-on issues Kerberos tickets for the Microsoft Entra service so domain-joined devices on the corporate network are signed in silently, with no client agent required.

Why D is wrong: Deploying a client agent to every device contradicts the requirement for no extra client software and is not the native Microsoft approach for this scenario.

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