SC-300: Microsoft Identity and Access Administrator

Prepare for SC-300 Identity and Access Administrator with practice questions on Azure AD, identity governance, authentication, and access management.

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The SC-300 exam

  • Questions: 311

What SC-300 covers

Every question and flashcard is mapped to the SC-300: Microsoft Identity and Access Administrator skills outline so you only revise what is on the exam.

  • Implement and manage user identities
  • Implement authentication and access management
  • Plan and implement workload identities
  • Plan and automate identity governance

Why earn the SC-300 certification in 2026

SC-300 is Microsoft's associate-level certification for identity and access administrators. Microsoft expects candidates to design, implement, and operate identity and access management using Microsoft Entra, and to be familiar with Microsoft Entra ID, Microsoft 365, and Active Directory Domain Services. There is no prerequisite certification. The exam covers managing user identities, authentication and access management, workload identities, and identity governance.

Who should sit this exam

Identity engineers managing Microsoft Entra ID, security architects implementing Zero Trust, IAM specialists configuring conditional access, and compliance professionals overseeing identity governance.

Exam tips

  • Master Conditional Access policies: conditions, grant controls, and session controls
  • Know authentication methods: passwordless, FIDO2 keys, Authenticator, and certificates
  • Understand Privileged Identity Management (PIM) role activation and approval workflows
  • Review entitlement management, access reviews, and identity governance features

SC-300 study resources

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  • Decision sheets: each sheet settles one choice between look-alike services, verdict first, then the comparison, then the traps.

Frequently asked about SC-300

How many questions are in the SC-300 practice exam?

The SC-300 practice exam covers Azure AD (Entra ID), identity management, access management, conditional access, identity governance, and privileged identity management. The current question count is shown on the SC-300 landing page.

What is Microsoft Entra ID?

Microsoft Entra ID is the new name for Azure Active Directory. SC-300 focuses on implementing and managing identity solutions including authentication, authorization, and identity protection.

What topics does SC-300 cover?

SC-300 covers Azure AD identity management, hybrid identity with AD Connect, conditional access policies, multi-factor authentication, privileged identity management (PIM), identity governance, and entitlement management.

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