SC-100 Certification Practice Question #238

Question

You plan to deploy an Azure API Management solution that will enable different groups of developers to access different sets of APIs at random times and rates.

You need to recommend the pricing tier that should be purchased and the scope at which the rate limit policies should be applied. The solution must meet the following requirements:

•	Ensure that each group of developers can access only specific sets of APIs.
•	Ensure that each set of APIs can be configured with specific rate limits.
•	Minimize development and administrative effort and costs.

What should you recommend? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.

NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

Accepted Answer

Two requirements drive the tier: each developer group must access only specific API sets (RBAC isolation) and each API set needs its own rate limits, while minimizing cost/effort. RBAC-scoped isolation of distinct API sets per team is delivered by workspaces, which are supported on Standard V2 (and Premium) but not on Consumption — Consumption also lacks Microsoft Entra integration, so it cannot satisfy the "each group can access only specific sets of APIs" requirement, eliminating Hameet's answer despite its 3 votes. Standard V2 is the lowest-cost tier that meets these requirements. For rate limits, a Product is a published bundle of APIs that carries its own throttling policy, so scoping the rate-limit policy at Product applies one policy per API set with minimal administration; per-API scope would require configuring the policy on every individual API. This matches the higher-voted Luweho comment. Confidence is held at 83% because there is no official Suggested Answer and a 3-vote comment dissents.

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