Microsoft · Professional Certification · Associate
Microsoft Certified: Cloud and AI Security Engineer Associate (SC-500)
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SC-500 at a glance
- Provider
- Microsoft
- Credential type
- Professional Certification
- Exam required
- Yes
- Category
- Security
- Level
- Associate
- Cost
- $165
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Time to earn
- Not published
- Validity
- 1 year (free online renewal)
- Format
- Proctored exam, 120 minutes
- Prerequisites
- None required; Microsoft expects hands-on Azure and hybrid administration and strong Microsoft Entra ID familiarity
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Skills it covers
- Identity, access and governance
- Storage, database and network security
- Compute security
- Security posture management
Where SC-500 takes you
- Cloud Security Engineer
- Security Engineer
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