Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate

The Microsoft Identity and Access Administrator designs, implements, and operates an organization’s identity and access management systems by using Azure AD. They manage tasks such as providing secure authentication and authorization access to enterprise applications. The administrator provides seamless experiences and self-service management capabilities for all users. Adaptive access and governance are core elements to the role. This role is also responsible for troubleshooting, monitoring, and reporting for the identity and access environment.

The Identity and Access Administrator may be a single individual or a member of a larger team. This role collaborates with many other roles in the organization to drive strategic identity projects to modernize identity solutions, to implement hybrid identity solutions, and to implement identity governance.

Job role: Administrator, Security Engineer

Required exams: SC-300

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Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate

Skills measured

  • Implement an identity management solution
  • Implement an authentication and access management solution
  • Implement access management for apps
  • Plan and implement an identity governance strategy

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  • SC-300: Microsoft Identity and Access Administrator (Security exam beta)

    Languages: en

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    This exam measures your ability to accomplish the following technical tasks: implement an identity management solution; implement an authentication and access management solution; implement access management for apps; and plan and implement an identity governance strategy.

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    for Microsoft Identity and Access Administrator (Security exam beta)

    All objectives of the exam are covered in depth so you'll be ready for any question on the exam.

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** Complete this exam before the retirement date to ensure it is applied toward your certification. After the retirement date, please refer to the related certification for exam requirements.