Exam Ref SC-300 Microsoft Identity and Access Administrator

by Ilya Lushnikov, Jeevan Bisht, Padma Chilakapati, Razi Rais, Vinayak Shenoy

Length: 384 pages
Edition: 1
Language: English
Publisher: Microsoft Press
Publication Date: 2023-01-08
ISBN-10: 0137886527
ISBN-13: 9780137886524
Sales Rank: #231577 (See Top 100 Books)

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

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