SC-300 Study Guide: Microsoft Identity and Access Administrator
In this blog post I share study resources to work towards the SC-300 Microsoft Identity and Access Administrator exam.
The SC-300 exam was released in 2021 and is the Microsoft Identity and Access Administrator. The exam is aimed at those who look after hybrid identity solutions or are part of a team that is looking after it.
Below is a list of the exam objectives and some study resources that can be used to aid your study towards passing the exam. 👌
Implement an identity management solution (25-30%)
Implement initial configuration of Azure Active Directory
- configure and manage Azure AD directory roles
- configure and manage custom domains
- configure and manage device registration options
- configure delegation by using administrative units
- configure tenant-wide settings
Create, configure, and manage identities
Implement and manage external identities
- manage external collaboration settings in Azure Active Directory
- invite external users (individually or in bulk)
- manage external user accounts in Azure Active Directory
- configure identity providers (social and SAML/WS-fed)
Implement and manage hybrid identity
- implement and manage Azure Active Directory Connect (AADC)
- implement and manage Password Hash Synchronization (PHS)
- implement and manage Pass-Through Authentication (PTA)
- implement and manage seamless Single Sign-On (SSO)
- implement and manage Federation excluding manual ADFS deployments
- implement and manage Azure Active Directory Connect Health
- troubleshoot synchronization errors
Implement an authentication and access management solution (25-
30%)
Plan and implement Azure Multifactor Authentication (MFA)
- plan Azure MFA deployment (excluding MFA Server)
- implement and manage Azure MFA settings
- manage MFA settings for users
Manage user authentication
- administer authentication methods (FIDO2 / Passwordless)
- implement an authentication solution based on Windows Hello for Business
- configure and deploy self-service password reset
- deploy and manage password protection
- implement and manage tenant restrictions
Plan, implement, and administer conditional access
- plan and implement security defaults
- plan conditional access policies
- implement conditional access policy controls and assignments (targeting, applications, and conditions)
- testing and troubleshooting conditional access policies
- implement application controls
- implement session management
- configure smart lockout thresholds
Manage Azure AD Identity Protection
- implement and manage a user risk policy
- implement and manage sign-in risk policies
- implement and manage MFA registration policy
- monitor, investigate and remediate elevated risky users
Implement Access Management for Apps (10-15%)
Plan, implement, and monitor the integration of Enterprise Apps for Single Sign-On (SSO)
- implement and configure consent settings
- discover apps by using MCAS or ADFS app report
- design and implement access management for apps
- design and implement app management roles
- monitor and audit access / Sign-Ons to Azure Active Directory integrated enterprise applications
- integrate on-premises apps by using Azure AD application proxy
- integrate custom SaaS apps for SSO
- configure pre-integrated (gallery) SaaS apps
- implement application user provisioning
Implement app registrations
- plan your line of business application registration strategy
- implement application registrations
- configure application permissions
- implement application authorization
- plan and configure multi-tier application permissions
Plan and implement an Identity Governance Strategy (25-30%)
Plan and implement entitlement management
- define catalogs
- define access packages
- plan, implement and manage entitlements
- implement and manage terms of use
- manage the lifecycle of external users in Azure AD Identity Governance settings
Plan, implement, and manage access reviews
- plan for access reviews
- create access reviews for groups and apps
- monitor access review findings
- manage licenses for access reviews
- automate access review management tasks
- configure recurring access reviews
Plan and implement privileged access
- define a privileged access strategy for administrative users (resources, roles, approvals, thresholds)
- configure Privileged Identity Management for Azure AD roles
- configure Privileged Identity Management for Azure resources
- assign roles
- manage PIM requests
- analyze PIM audit history and reports
- create and manage break-glass accounts
Monitor and maintain Azure Active Directory
- analyze and investigate sign-in logs to troubleshoot access issues
- review and monitor Azure AD audit logs
- enable and integrate Azure AD diagnostic logs with Log Analytics / Azure Sentinel
- export sign-in and audit logs to a third-party SIEM
- review Azure AD activity by using Log Analytics / Azure Sentinel, excluding KQL use
- analyze Azure Active Directory workbooks / reporting
- configure notification