Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate

The Microsoft identity and access administrator designs, implements, and operates an organization’s identity and access management systems by using Azure Active Directory (Azure AD). They manage tasks such as providing secure authentication and authorization access to enterprise applications. The administrator provides seamless experiences and self-service management capabilities for all users. Adaptive access and governance are core elements to the role. This role is also responsible for troubleshooting, monitoring, and reporting for the identity and access environment.

The identity and access administrator may be a single individual or a member of a larger team. This role collaborates with many other roles in the organization to drive strategic identity projects to modernize identity solutions, to implement hybrid identity solutions, and to implement identity governance.

Skills measured

Implement an identity management solution
Implement an authentication and access management solution
Implement access management for apps
Plan and implement an identity governance strategy

Course Outline

Implement initial configuration of Azure Active Directory

configure and manage Azure AD directory roles
configure and manage custom domains
configure and manage device registration options
configure delegation by using administrative units
configure tenant-wide settings

Create, configure and manage identities

create, configure and manage users
create, configure and manage groups
manage licenses

Implement and manage external identities

manage external collaboration settings in Azure Active Directory
invite external users (individually or in bulk)
manage external user accounts in Azure Active Directory
configure identity providers (social and SAML/WS-fed)

Implement and manage hybrid identity

implement and manage Azure Active Directory Connect (AADC)
implement and manage Azure AD Connect cloud sync
implement and manage Password Hash Synchronization (PHS)

Manage user authentication

administer authentication methods (FIDO2 / Passwordless)
implement an authentication solution based on Windows Hello for Business
configure and deploy self-service password reset
deploy and manage password protection
configure smart lockout thresholds
implement and manage tenant restrictions

Plan, implement and administer conditional access

plan and implement security defaults
plan conditional access policies
implement conditional access policy controls and assignments (targeting, applications, and conditions)
testing and troubleshooting conditional access policies
implement application controls
implement session management

Implement app registrations

plan your line of business application registration strategy
implement application registrations
configure application permissions
implement application authorization
plan and configure multi-tier application permissions

Plan and implement entitlement management

define catalogs
define access packages
plan, implement and manage entitlements
implement and manage terms of use
manage the lifecycle of external users in Azure AD Identity Governance settings

Plan, implement and manage access reviews

plan for access reviews
create access reviews for groups and apps
monitor access review findings
manage licenses for access reviews
automate access review management tasks
configure recurring access reviews

About The Exam

This exam measures your ability to accomplish the following technical tasks: implement an identity management solution; implement an authentication and access management solution; implement access management for apps; and plan and implement an identity governance strategy.