Exam Ref SC-300 Microsoft Identity and Access Administrator

Exam Ref SC-300 Microsoft Identity and Access Administrator

by Razi Rais, Ilya Lushnikov, Jeevan Bisht, Padma Chilakapati, Vinayak Shenoy
Released December 2022
Publisher(s): Microsoft Press
ISBN: 9780137886661

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Book description

Prepare for Microsoft Exam SC-300 and demonstrate your real-world ability to design, implement, and operate identity and access management systems with Microsoft Azure Active Directory (AD). Designed for professionals involved in secure authentication, access, or identity management, this Exam Ref focuses on the critical thinking and decision-making acumen needed for success at the Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate level.

Focus on the expertise measured by these objectives:

  • Implement identities in Azure AD

  • Implement authentication and access management

  • Implement access management for applications

  • Plan and implement identity governance in Azure AD

This Microsoft Exam Ref:

  • Organizes its coverage by exam objectives

  • Features strategic, what-if scenarios to challenge you

  • Assumes that you are an administrator, security engineer, or other IT professional who provides, or plans to provide, secure identity and access services for an enterprise

About the Exam

Exam SC-300 focuses on the knowledge needed to configure and manage Azure AD tenants; create, configure, and manage Azure AD identities; implement and manage external identities and hybrid identity; plan, implement, and manage Azure Multifactor Authentication (MFA), self-service password reset, Azure AD user authentication, and Azure AD conditional access; manage Azure AD Identity Protection; implement access management for Azure resources; manage and monitor app access with Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps; plan, implement, and monitor enterprise app integration; enable app registration; plan and implement entitlement management and privileged access; plan, implement, and manage access reviews; and monitor Azure AD.

About Microsoft Certification

Passing this exam fulfills your requirements for the Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate certification, demonstrating your abilities to design, implement, and operate identity and access management systems with Azure AD; configure and manage identity authentication and authorization for users, devices, resources, and applications; provide seamless experiences and self-service; verify identities for Zero Trust; automate Azure AD management; troubleshoot and monitor identity and access environments; and collaborate to drive strategic identity projects, modernize identity solutions, and implement hybrid identity and/or identity governance.

See full details at: microsoft.com/learn

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Pearson’s Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  5. Dedication Page
  6. Contents
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. About the Authors
  9. Introduction
    1. Organization of this book
    2. Preparing for the exam
    3. Microsoft certifications
    4. Quick access to online references
    5. Errata, updates, & book support
    6. Stay in touch
  10. Chapter 1. Implement identities in Azure AD
    1. Skill 1.1: Configure and manage an Azure AD tenant
    2. Skill 1.2: Create, configure, and manage Azure AD identities
    3. Skill 1.3: Implement and manage external identities
    4. Skill 1.4: Implement and manage hybrid identity
    5. Chapter summary
    6. Thought experiment
    7. Thought experiment answers
  11. Chapter 2. Implement an authentication and access management solution
    1. Skill 2.1: Plan, implement, and manage Azure Multifactor Authentication (MFA) and self-service password reset
    2. Skill 2.2: Plan, implement, and manage Azure AD user authentication
    3. Skill 2.3: Plan, implement, and manage Azure AD conditional access
    4. Skill 2.4: Manage Azure AD Identity Protection
    5. Skill 2.5: Implement access management for Azure resources
    6. Chapter summary
    7. Thought experiment
    8. Thought experiment answers
  12. Chapter 3. Implement Access Management for Apps
    1. Skill 3.1: Plan, implement, and monitor the integration of Enterprise apps for SSO
    2. Skill 3.2: Implement app registrations
    3. Skill 3.3: Manage and monitor application access by using Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps
    4. Chapter summary
    5. Thought experiment
    6. Thought experiment answers
  13. Chapter 4. Plan and implement an Identity Governance strategy
    1. Skill 4.1: Plan and implement entitlement management
    2. Skill 4.2: Plan, implement, and manage access reviews
    3. Skill 4.3: Plan and implement privileged access
    4. Skill 4.4: Monitor Azure AD
    5. Chapter summary
    6. Thought experiment
    7. Thought experiment answers
  14. Index
  15. Exam Ref SC-300 Microsoft Identity and Access Administrator
  16. Code Snippets

Product information

  • Title: Exam Ref SC-300 Microsoft Identity and Access Administrator
  • Author(s): Razi Rais, Ilya Lushnikov, Jeevan Bisht, Padma Chilakapati, Vinayak Shenoy
  • Release date: December 2022
  • Publisher(s): Microsoft Press
  • ISBN: 9780137886661