Can a non-trivial factor of a strong Fermat-pseudoprime always be found efficiently?

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Suppose, $N$ is a composite Fermat-pseudoprime to base $a$ :

$$a^{N-1}\equiv 1\ (\ mod \ N)$$

If $N$ is NOT strong Fermat-pseudoprime to base $a$, a non-trivial factor of $N$ can be found efficiently. So, lets assume $N$ is strong Fermat-pseudoprime to base $a$.

Is there always a number $b$, such that $b^{N-1}\equiv 1 \ (\ mod\ N)$ holds, but $N$ is NOT strong Fermat-pseudoprime to base $b$ ? If such a base can be found, a non-trivial factor of $N$ can be found efficiently.

If $N$ is a Carmichael-number, the answer is yes because every $b$ with $(b,N)=1$, such that $N$ is NOT strong Fermat-pseudoprime to base $b$ does the job.