Question 160
A prohibited word is rejected by cloud password changes but still accepted by on-premises AD DS domain controllers. Which root cause best explains the described result rather than merely treating its symptoms?
Explanation
Correct Answer
The on-premises password protection agents or enforcement configuration have not been deployed or activated. This is the causal explanation of the observed behavior: a prohibited word is rejected by cloud password changes but still accepted by on-premises AD DS domain controllers. Address the underlying mechanism with: deploy Microsoft Entra Password Protection proxy and DC agents with the supported tenant configuration and audited banned-password policy. Then confirm: change a test AD DS password to an intentionally prohibited company term and confirm the expected rejection and logs.
Incorrect Answers
This diagnosis fits a separate certificate-based authentication incident: A valid smart-card certificate fails because Entra cannot map its certificate identity to the intended cloud user. It does not explain this case's observed failure; the on-premises password protection agents or enforcement configuration have not been deployed or activated.
This diagnosis fits a separate sspr user eligibility incident: A user registered methods but sees that password reset isn't enabled for their account. It does not explain this case's observed failure; the on-premises password protection agents or enforcement configuration have not been deployed or activated.
This diagnosis fits a separate microsoft entra kerberos for hybrid authentication incident: Cloud sign-in succeeds but users cannot obtain the expected Kerberos ticket for the on-premises target. It does not explain this case's observed failure; the on-premises password protection agents or enforcement configuration have not been deployed or activated.






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