In today's landscape of cloud computing and hybrid environments, mastering identity management is essential to safeguarding organizational resources. This course is specifically designed for professionals preparing for the SC-300 exam, offering a deep dive into Microsoft Entra ID and its role in modern identity solutions.

Microsoft Identity & Access Administrator SC-300 Exam Guide
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Microsoft Identity & Access Administrator SC-300 Exam Guide

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Intermediate level
Ideal for cloud security engineers and IT professionals. Basic Microsoft 365 and Azure AD knowledge is recommended.
Recommended experience
Recommended experience
Intermediate level
Ideal for cloud security engineers and IT professionals. Basic Microsoft 365 and Azure AD knowledge is recommended.
What you'll learn
Implement an identity management solution using Microsoft Entra ID
Manage identity with MFA, conditional access, and identity protection
Design and implement identity governance for your identity solution
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April 2026
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There are 18 modules in this course
In this section, we design and secure a Microsoft Entra tenant, integrate custom domains and branding, and delegate access using roles and Administrative Units to build a robust identity boundary.
What's included
2 videos7 readings1 assignment
2 videos•Total 3 minutes
- Course Overview•1 minute
- Implementing and Configuring a Microsoft Entra Tenant - Overview Video•1 minute
7 readings•Total 105 minutes
- Introduction•30 minutes
- Managing Role Groups for Microsoft Defender, Microsoft Purview, and Microsoft 365 Workloads•10 minutes
- Configuring and Managing Administrative Units•10 minutes
- Configuring and Managing Custom Domains•30 minutes
- Configuring a Default Domain•10 minutes
- Configuring Tenant-Wide Settings and Properties•10 minutes
- Organization Profile•5 minutes
1 assignment•Total 10 minutes
- Microsoft Entra Tenant Configuration and Administration•10 minutes
In this section, we manage Microsoft Entra cloud, synced and guest identities, apply custom security attributes, enforce Zero Trust access, and automate licensing and reporting with Entra PowerShell for governance.
What's included
1 video8 readings1 assignment
1 video•Total 1 minute
- Creating, Configuring, and Managing Microsoft Entra Identities - Overview Video•1 minute
8 readings•Total 90 minutes
- Introduction•10 minutes
- Guest User Accounts•10 minutes
- Microsoft 365 Admin Center•20 minutes
- Managing Custom Security Attributes•10 minutes
- Assigning Attributes to Applications•10 minutes
- Updating Users•10 minutes
- Managing Device Join and Device Registration in Microsoft Entra ID•10 minutes
- Warning Units•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 10 minutes
- Microsoft Entra Identity Management Fundamentals•10 minutes
In this section, we learn to configure Entra ID guest options, manage external user lifecycle, enforce cross tenant policies and synchronization, and connect external identity providers like Google for secure, compliant multi tenant collaboration.
What's included
1 video11 readings1 assignment
1 video•Total 1 minute
- Implementing and Managing Identities for External Users and Tenants - Overview Video•1 minute
11 readings•Total 105 minutes
- Introduction•10 minutes
- Admin Center•10 minutes
- Implementing Access Reviews•10 minutes
- Implementing Cross-Tenant Access Settings•10 minutes
- Configuring Cloud Settings•10 minutes
- Configuring the Target Tenant•10 minutes
- Configuring Mappings•10 minutes
- Enabling the Synchronization Engine•10 minutes
- Creating a Google Application•10 minutes
- Registering an App•10 minutes
- Configuring a Custom External Identity Provider•5 minutes
1 assignment•Total 10 minutes
- External User and Tenant Collaboration in Microsoft Entra•10 minutes
In this section, we configure Entra Connect and Cloud Sync, apply filters, enable password-hash or pass-through authentication with seamless SSO, migrate from AD FS, and monitor hybrid identity health.
What's included
1 video10 readings1 assignment
1 video•Total 1 minute
- Implementing and Managing Hybrid Identity - Overview Video•1 minute
10 readings•Total 91 minutes
- Introduction•10 minutes
- Planning and Sizing•10 minutes
- Domain- and Organizational Unit-Based Filtering•10 minutes
- Implementing and Managing Microsoft Entra Connect Cloud Sync•10 minutes
- Scoping Filters•10 minutes
- Deploying Password Hash Synchronization•10 minutes
- Selective Password Hash Synchronization•10 minutes
- Implementing and Managing Pass-Through Authentication•1 minute
- Performing a Cutover Migration•10 minutes
- Entra Connect Health•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 10 minutes
- Understanding Hybrid Identity Implementation•10 minutes
In this section, we build tenant multi factor authentication, self service password reset, passwordless keys and certificates, smart lockout, banned passwords, and hybrid Kerberos to secure Microsoft Entra identities.
What's included
1 video11 readings1 assignment
1 video•Total 1 minute
- Planning, Implementing, and Managing Microsoft Entra User Authentication - Overview Video•1 minute
11 readings•Total 100 minutes
- Introduction•10 minutes
- Implementing OAuth•5 minutes
- Implementing Microsoft Authenticator•10 minutes
- Implementing and Managing Tenant-Wide MFA Settings•10 minutes
- Combined Registration•10 minutes
- Implementing and Managing Windows Hello for Business•10 minutes
- Disabling Accounts and Revoking User Sessions•10 minutes
- Password Protection for Windows Server Active Directory•10 minutes
- Configuring an Intune Configuration Service Provider•10 minutes
- Updating Authentication Methods•10 minutes
- Monitoring Logins•5 minutes
1 assignment•Total 10 minutes
- Microsoft Entra Authentication and Security Configuration•10 minutes
In this section, we explore Conditional Access planning, multifactor authentication, session and device controls, and Continuous Access Evaluation to deliver adaptive security that meets compliance without hindering users.
What's included
1 video4 readings1 assignment
1 video•Total 1 minute
- Planning, Implementing, and Managing Microsoft Entra Conditional Access - Overview Video•1 minute
4 readings•Total 40 minutes
- Introduction•10 minutes
- Implementing Conditional Access Policy Controls•10 minutes
- Implementing Device-Enforced Restrictions•10 minutes
- Implementing CAE•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 10 minutes
- Mastering Conditional Access in Microsoft Entra•10 minutes
In this section, we configure Microsoft Entra ID Protection to assess user and sign-in risk, enforce MFA registration, and investigate, alert, and remediate compromised users and workload identities.
What's included
1 video3 readings1 assignment
1 video•Total 1 minute
- Managing Risk Using Microsoft Entra ID Protection - Overview Video•1 minute
3 readings•Total 40 minutes
- Introduction•20 minutes
- Monitoring, Investigating, and Remediating Risky Users•10 minutes
- Monitoring, Investigating, and Remediating Risky Workload Identities•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 10 minutes
- Securing Identity with Risk Policies•10 minutes
In this section, we create least-privilege Azure RBAC roles, assign them at appropriate scopes, verify effective permissions, and secure virtual machines and Key Vault resources using Microsoft Entra ID.
What's included
1 video6 readings1 assignment
1 video•Total 1 minute
- Implementing Access Management for Azure Resources by Using Azure Roles - Overview Video•1 minute
6 readings•Total 40 minutes
- Introduction•5 minutes
- Principle of Least Privilege•5 minutes
- Assigning Built-In and Custom Azure Roles•5 minutes
- Evaluating Effective Permissions for a Set of Azure Roles•10 minutes
- Configuring Azure Key Vault Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)•10 minutes
- Summary•5 minutes
1 assignment•Total 10 minutes
- Mastering Access Control in Azure Resources•10 minutes
In this section, we deploy Global Secure Access (SSE) clients through manual or Intune methods, configure Private and Internet Access, and apply Conditional Access to protect on-premises and cloud resources.
What's included
1 video3 readings1 assignment
1 video•Total 1 minute
- Implementing Global Secure Access - Overview Video•1 minute
3 readings•Total 60 minutes
- Introduction•30 minutes
- Client Configuration and Policy Management•10 minutes
- Configuring a Private Access Application•20 minutes
1 assignment•Total 10 minutes
- Global Secure Access Fundamentals•10 minutes
In this section, we compare Azure identity options, including service principals, create system-assigned and user-assigned managed identities, and test resource access, securing application workloads and ensuring compliance without hard-coded credentials.
What's included
1 video5 readings1 assignment
1 video•Total 1 minute
- Planning and Implementing Identities for Applications and Azure Workloads - Overview Video•1 minute
5 readings•Total 40 minutes
- Introduction•10 minutes
- Multitenant Applications•5 minutes
- Creating Managed Identities•10 minutes
- Using a Managed Identity Assigned to an Azure Resource•10 minutes
- Accessing a Stored Secret•5 minutes
1 assignment•Total 10 minutes
- Azure Identity and Access Management Fundamentals•10 minutes
In this section, we configure tenant-level consent policies, assign appropriate Microsoft Entra administrator roles, and publish on-premises and SaaS applications via Application Proxy to ensure secure compliant access.
What's included
1 video6 readings1 assignment
1 video•Total 1 minute
- Planning, Implementing, and Monitoring the Integration of Enterprise Applications - Overview Video•1 minute
6 readings•Total 70 minutes
- Introduction•10 minutes
- User Consent•10 minutes
- Application-Level Settings•10 minutes
- Cloud Application Administrator Role•10 minutes
- Designing and Implementing Integration for On-Premises Apps by Using Microsoft Entra Application Proxy•10 minutes
- Configuring an Application with Application Proxy•20 minutes
1 assignment•Total 10 minutes
- Enterprise Application Integration Fundamentals•10 minutes
In this section, we plan Microsoft Entra ID app registrations, secure OAuth2 flows with correct redirect URIs, and assign delegated or application API permissions alongside custom app roles.
What's included
1 video4 readings1 assignment
1 video•Total 1 minute
- Planning and Implementing App Registrations - Overview Video•1 minute
4 readings•Total 35 minutes
- Introduction•10 minutes
- Operational Best Practices•10 minutes
- Application Permissions•10 minutes
- Creating App Roles•5 minutes
1 assignment•Total 10 minutes
- Secure Application Authentication and Configuration•10 minutes
In this section, we leverage Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps to discover shadow IT, enforce Conditional Access App Control, create session policies, and tune risk scores to strengthen SaaS security.
What's included
1 video8 readings1 assignment
1 video•Total 1 minute
- Managing and Monitoring App Access Using Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps - Overview Video•1 minute
8 readings•Total 70 minutes
- Introduction•5 minutes
- Setting Up Cloud Discovery•10 minutes
- Configuring Cloud Discovery•10 minutes
- Analyzing Cloud Discovery Results•10 minutes
- Implementing Application-Enforced Restrictions•10 minutes
- Configuring Conditional Access App Control•10 minutes
- Implementing and Managing Policies for OAuth Apps•10 minutes
- Overriding the Risk Score•5 minutes
1 assignment•Total 10 minutes
- Managing and Monitoring App Access•10 minutes
In this section, we design least-privilege entitlement architectures with Microsoft Entra, building catalogs and access packages, automating access requests, enforcing terms of use, and governing external user lifecycles for collaboration.
What's included
1 video2 readings1 assignment
1 video•Total 2 minutes
- Planning and Implementing Entitlement Management - Overview Video•2 minutes
2 readings•Total 50 minutes
- Introduction•30 minutes
- Managing Access Requests•20 minutes
1 assignment•Total 10 minutes
- Entitlement Management and Access Control Fundamentals•10 minutes
In this section, we plan licensing and scope for Microsoft Entra access reviews, configure recurring evaluations for groups and roles, then analyze reports to remediate excess permissions and uphold least-privilege.
What's included
1 video2 readings1 assignment
1 video•Total 1 minute
- Planning, Implementing, and Managing Access Reviews in Microsoft Entra - Overview Video•1 minute
2 readings•Total 20 minutes
- Introduction•10 minutes
- Monitoring Access Review Activity•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 10 minutes
- Access Review Strategy and Implementation•10 minutes
In this section, we configure Privileged Identity Management for just in time Entra role elevation, manage Azure resources and groups, and examine audit logs to uphold least privilege and maintain break-glass accounts.
What's included
1 video3 readings1 assignment
1 video•Total 1 minute
- Planning and Implementing Privileged Access - Overview Video•1 minute
3 readings•Total 50 minutes
- Introduction•10 minutes
- Planning and Configuring Groups Managed by PIM•10 minutes
- Managing the PIM Request and Approval Process•30 minutes
1 assignment•Total 10 minutes
- Understanding Privileged Access Control and Security Practices•10 minutes
In this section, we design an Entra ID monitoring architecture, inspect sign-in, audit, provisioning logs, route diagnostics, and apply KQL workbooks and Identity Secure Score for security and compliance.
What's included
1 video7 readings1 assignment
1 video•Total 1 minute
- Monitoring Identity Activity Using Logs, Workcourses, and Reports - Overview Video•1 minute
7 readings•Total 65 minutes
- Introduction•10 minutes
- Applications and Services•10 minutes
- Configuring Diagnostic Settings•10 minutes
- Log Analytics Workspace•10 minutes
- Understanding KQL Syntax•10 minutes
- Using Logs, Workcourses, and Reports to Monitor Identity Activity•10 minutes
- Identity Governance assesses the strength of your MFA configuration, privileged access controls, and password policies•5 minutes
1 assignment•Total 10 minutes
- Monitoring Identity Activity with Logs, Workbooks, and Reports•10 minutes
In this section, we explore how to onboard Azure in Entra Permissions Management, analyze permission creep, and configure alerts that reinforce least privilege across multi-cloud architectures.
What's included
1 video4 readings1 assignment
1 video•Total 1 minute
- Planning and Implementing Microsoft Entra Permissions Management - Overview Video•1 minute
4 readings•Total 40 minutes
- Introduction•10 minutes
- Evaluating and Remediating Risks Relating to Azure Identities, Resources, and Tasks•10 minutes
- Evaluating and Remediating Risks Relating to Azure's Highly Privileged Roles•10 minutes
- Remediating Risks•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 10 minutes
- Microsoft Entra Permissions Management Fundamentals•10 minutes
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