Microsoft · Professional Certification · Associate
Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate (SC-300)
Crydd Score 56
Demand Growing
Career Value Strong
Recognition High
SC-300 at a glance
- Provider
- Microsoft
- Credential type
- Professional Certification
- Exam required
- Yes
- Category
- Security
- Level
- Associate
- Cost
- $165
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Time to earn
- 2–3 months
- Validity
- 1 year (free online renewal)
- Format
- Proctored exam, 100 minutes
- Prerequisites
- None required; Microsoft expects familiarity with Azure, Microsoft 365, AD DS, PowerShell and KQL
What is SC-300?
Microsoft's associate certification for identity: running Microsoft Entra ID, including user identities, authentication and access management, workload identities and identity governance.
Skills it covers
- Microsoft Entra ID
- Identity management
- Authentication and access management
- Workload identities
- Identity governance
Is SC-300 worth it? The Crydd Verdict
CS 56Choose it if
You manage users, sign-in and access for a Microsoft 365 or Azure organisation, or want to specialise in identity, where most security programmes now start.
Consider alternatives if
You want broad security operations rather than identity: SC-200 fits better. For securing Azure workloads as a whole, SC-500.
Why we say so
Identity is where most attacks on Microsoft 365 begin, which makes Entra ID skills central to both IT administration and security teams.
Market demand
Identity and access roles are requested across organisations on Microsoft 365, often under system administrator or security engineer titles, and SC-300 is the credential those postings name.
Where SC-300 takes you
- Security Engineer
- Systems Administrator
Career roadmaps show where this certification fits in each path. See the roadmaps.
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Careers SC-300 leads to
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A sensible order
Where SC-300 sits on the path — build up, then step on.
