Microsoft Identity and Access Administrator (SC-300) Practice Exam

Microsoft SC-300 exam is for Microsoft identity and access administrator with skills in designing, implementing, and operating an organization’s identity and access management by using Microsoft Entra ID (ID). They are responsible for configuring and managing the full cycle of identities for:

• Users
• Devices
• Microsoft Azure resources
• Applications

In the role of an identity and access administrator, candidates must ensure users experience seamless access and self-service management capabilities. This involves planning and executing identity, authorization, and access strategies to integrate applications and resources within Azure. Additionally, they are tasked with troubleshooting, monitoring, and reporting on identity and access issues. Collaboration with various roles within the organization is essential to:

• Drive strategic identity initiatives forward.
• Update and modernize identity solutions.
• Deploy hybrid identity solutions.
• Enforce identity governance measures.

Who should take the exam?

Microsoft SC-300 exam is best for those having familiarity with Azure, Microsoft 365 services and workloads, and Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS). They should have experience in:

• Automating the management of Microsoft Entra ID using PowerShell.
• Analyzing events using Kusto Query Language (KQL).

Exam Details

• Exam Code: SC-300
• Exam Name: Microsoft Identity and Access Administrator
• Exam Languages: German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil), Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional)
• Exam Questions: 40-60 Questions
• Passing Score: 700 or greater (On a scale 1 - 1000)

SC-300 Exam Course Outline 

The Exam covers the given topics  - 

Topic 1: Designing implementing and managing user identities (20–25%)

Configuring and managing a Microsoft Entra tenant

• Configure and manage built-in and custom Microsoft Entra roles
• Recommending when to use administrative units
• Configure and manage administrative units
• Evaluating effective permissions for Microsoft Entra roles
• Configure and manage custom domains
• Configuring Company branding settings
• Configure tenant properties, user settings, group settings, and device settings

Creating, configuring, and managing Microsoft Entra identities

• Create, configure, and manage users
• Create, configure, and manage groups
• Managing custom security attributes
• Automating the management of users and groups by using PowerShell
• Assigning, modifying, and reporting on licenses

Implementing and managing identities for external users and tenants

• Manage External collaboration settings in Microsoft Entra ID
• Invite external users, individually or in bulk
• Manage external user accounts in Microsoft Entra ID
• Implementing Cross-tenant access settings
• Implement and manage cross-tenant synchronization
• Configure identity providers, including SAML and WS-Fed
• Create and manage a Microsoft Entra B2C tenant (Microsoft Entra External ID)

Implementing and managing hybrid identity

• Implement and manage Microsoft Entra Connect
• Implement and manage Microsoft Entra Connect cloud sync
• Implementing and managing password hash synchronization
• Implement and manage pass-through authentication
• Implement and manage seamless single sign-on (SSO)
• Implement and manage federation, excluding manual Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) deployments
• Implement and manage Microsoft Entra Connect Health
• Troubleshooting synchronization errors

Topic 2: Implementing authentication and access management (25–30%)

Planning, implementing, and managing Microsoft Entra user authentication

• Plan for authentication
• Implement and manage authentication methods
• Implement and manage tenant-wide Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) settings
• Manage per-user MFA settings
• Configure and deploy self-service password reset (SSPR)
• Implement and manage Windows Hello for Business
• Disable accounts and revoke user sessions
• Implement and manage password protection and smart lockout
• Enable Microsoft Entra Kerberos authentication for hybrid identities
• Implement certificate-based authentication in Microsoft Entra

Plan, implement, and manage Microsoft Entra Conditional Access

• Plan Conditional Access policies
• Implement Conditional Access policy assignments
• Implement Conditional Access policy controls
• Test and troubleshoot Conditional Access policies
• Implement session management
• Implement device-enforced restrictions
• Implement continuous access evaluation
• Create a Conditional Access policy from a template

Manage risk by using Microsoft Entra ID Protection

• Implement and manage user risk policies
• Implement and manage sign-in risk policies
• Implement and manage MFA registration policies
• Monitor, investigate and remediate risky users
• Monitor, investigate, and remediate risky workload identities

Implement access management for Azure resources by using Azure roles

• Create custom Azure roles, including both control plane and data plane permissions
• Assign built-in and custom Azure roles
• Evaluate effective permissions for a set of Azure roles
• Assign Azure roles to enable Microsoft Entra ID login to Azure virtual machines
• Configure Azure Key Vault role-based access control (RBAC) and access policies

Topic 3: Understand about planning and implementing workload identities (20–25%)

Plan and implement identities for applications and Azure workloads

• Select appropriate identities for applications and Azure workloads, including managed identities, service principals, user accounts, and managed service accounts
• Create managed identities
• Assign a managed identity to an Azure resource
• Use a managed identity assigned to an Azure resource to access other Azure resources

Plan, implement, and monitor the integration of enterprise applications

• Configure and manage user and admin consent
• Discover apps by using AD FS application activity reports
• Plan and implement settings for enterprise applications, including application-level and tenant-level settings
• Assign appropriate Microsoft Entra roles to users to manage enterprise applications
• Monitor and audit activity in enterprise applications
• Design and implement integration for on-premises apps by using Microsoft Entra Application Proxy
• Design and implement integration for software as a service (SaaS) apps
• Assign, classify, and manage users, groups, and app roles for enterprise applications
• Create and manage application collections

Plan and implement app registrations

• Plan for app registrations
• Create app registrations
• Configure app authentication
• Configure API permissions
• Create app roles

Manage and monitor app access by using Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

• Configure and analyze cloud discovery results by using Defender for Cloud Apps
• Configure connected apps
• Implement application-enforced restrictions
• Configure Conditional Access app control
• Create access and session policies in Defender for Cloud Apps
• Implement and manage policies for OAuth apps
• Manage the Cloud app catalog

Topic 4: Planning and implementing identity governance (20–25%)

Plan and implement entitlement management in Microsoft Entra

• Plan entitlements
• Create and configure catalogs
• Create and configure access packages
• Manage access requests
• Implement and manage terms of use (ToU)
• Manage the lifecycle of external users
• Configure and manage connected organizations

Plan, implement, and manage access reviews in Microsoft Entra

• Plan for access reviews
• Create and configure access reviews
• Monitor access review activity
• Manually respond to access review activity

Plan and implement privileged access

• Plan and manage Azure roles in Microsoft Entra Privileged Identity Management (PIM), including settings and assignments
• Plan and manage Azure resources in PIM, including settings and assignments
• Plan and configure privileged access groups
• Manage the PIM request and approval process
• Analyze PIM audit history and reports
• Create and manage break-glass accounts

Monitor identity activity by using logs, workbooks, and reports

• Design a strategy for monitoring Microsoft Entra
• Review and analyze sign-in, audit, and provisioning logs by using the Microsoft Entra admin center
• Configure diagnostic settings, including configuring destinations such as Log Analytics workspaces, storage accounts, and event hubs
• Monitor Microsoft Entra by using KQL queries in Log Analytics
• Analyze Microsoft Entra by using workbooks and reporting
• Monitor and improve the security posture by using Identity Secure Score

Plan and implement Microsoft Entra Permissions Management

• Onboard Azure subscriptions to Permissions Management
• Evaluate and remediate risks relating to Azure identities, resources, and tasks
• Evaluate and remediate risks relating to Azure highly privileged roles
• Evaluate and remediate risks relating to Permissions Creep Index (PCI) in Azure
• Configure activity alerts and triggers for Azure subscriptions