Chapter 4 of 4 · Microsoft SC-300
Plan and Automate Identity Governance
Entitlement management, access reviews, Privileged Identity Management, emergency access and monitoring.
- 4topics
- 22 minfast track
- 2diagrams and exhibits
- 20–25%of the exam
Topics in this chapter
Take them in order, or jump to the one you need.
- 1Entitlement ManagementSC-300 entitlement management: catalogs, access packages and policies, connected organizations, external user lifecycle, catalog…Diagram6 min
- 2Access ReviewsSC-300 access reviews: scope, reviewers, recurrence, non response actions, guests, reminders, auto apply and groups synchronized…5 min
- 3Privileged Identity ManagementSC-300 PIM: eligible and active roles, activation settings, approval, PIM for Entra roles, Azure resources and Groups, and…Diagram6 min
- 4Monitoring with Logs, Workbooks and Identity Secure ScoreSC-300 monitoring: sign in, audit and provisioning logs, retention, diagnostic settings, KQL, workbooks, reports and Identity…5 min
About this chapter
What this chapter covers
Giving access is only half of identity management. Governance keeps access correct over time. This chapter covers entitlement management, which packages and automates access requests, access reviews, which remove access that is no longer needed, privileged access with Privileged Identity Management, and the logs, workbooks and scores you use to monitor identity activity.
It is worth 20 to 25 percent of the exam. Questions ask which governance feature fits a described problem and how to configure it.
How the topics fit together
- Entitlement management covers catalogs, access packages, policies, connected organisations, the external user lifecycle and lifecycle workflows.
- Access reviews covers scope, reviewers, recurrence, non response actions and applying results.
- Privileged Identity Management covers eligible and active roles, settings, approval, PIM for Groups and emergency access accounts.
- Monitoring with logs, workbooks and Identity Secure Score covers sign in and audit logs, diagnostic settings, KQL and the secure score.
Most governance questions turn on one setting. Learn what each setting does: expiry, approval, reviewers, non response action and eligible versus active.
How to use these pages
Each topic page has the same shape, so you can skim for what you need.
- What it is: the idea in plain words.
- How it works: the mechanism, with examples and tables.
- What to remember for the exam: the facts to memorise and how questions are phrased.
- Common mistakes: the classic traps.
- Check yourself: three questions to test your understanding.
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