Salesforce Certified Identity and Access Management Practice

Enforcing "IP Restrictions" within Salesforce primarily enhances security by limiting login access to specific external IP addresses. This feature allows organizations to define a trusted range of IP addresses from which users can access their Salesforce environment. By doing so, it significantly mitigates the risk of unauthorized access from unknown or potentially harmful locations.

When organizations implement IP Restrictions, they create a security perimeter, ensuring that only users connecting from safe, predetermined locations can log in to Salesforce. This effectively prevents external threats and helps maintain the integrity of sensitive data stored within the platform. Organizations often leverage this feature to further strengthen their compliance with data protection regulations by controlling and monitoring who can access their information assets.

While other options mention aspects related to performance, availability, or mobile synchronization, they do not directly address the core security benefit provided by IP Restrictions, which is the primary rationale behind implementing this configuration in Salesforce.