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Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate
Manage workforce identities, authentication, application access, and identity governance in Microsoft Entra.
Choose your focusConsideringMake Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate your current certification and the site will give you one activity at a time.
Catalog noteThe official study guide lists skills measured as of April 27, 2026.Provider catalog checked 2026-08-12.
Course path
Learn one objective at a time
A suggested starting lesson is highlighted. It becomes your current lesson only when you focus this certification on Today.
Course pace and remaining work
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1.1 · Configure and manage a Microsoft Entra tenant.
3 bite-sized blocks · next block about 12m
○Watch + readIn-site lesson○Quick check○Watch + readIn-site lesson○Quick check○Watch + readIn-site lesson○Quick check○Checkpoint · 70%+○Spaced review 0/3
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Full course map15 other objectivesOpen when you want to review progress or look ahead
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1.2 · Create, configure, and manage Microsoft Entra identities.
3 bite-sized blocks · next block about 12m
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1.3 · Manage external users and cross-tenant access.
6 bite-sized blocks · next block about 15m
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1.4 · Implement and manage hybrid identity.
4 bite-sized blocks · next block about 12m
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2.1 · Plan and implement Microsoft Entra user authentication.
5 bite-sized blocks · next block about 12m
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2.2 · Plan, implement, and manage Conditional Access.
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2.3 · Manage identity risk with Microsoft Entra ID Protection.
3 bite-sized blocks · next block about 12m
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2.4 · Implement secure access with Microsoft Entra Global Secure Access.
3 bite-sized blocks · next block about 12m
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3.1 · Plan and implement identities for applications and Azure workloads.
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3.2 · Plan, implement, and monitor the integration of enterprise applications.
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3.3 · Plan and implement app registrations.
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3.4 · Manage and monitor application access with Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps.
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4.1 · Plan and implement entitlement management.
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4.2 · Plan, implement, and manage access reviews.
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4.3 · Plan and implement privileged access.
3 bite-sized blocks · next block about 15m
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4.4 · Monitor identity activity by using logs, workbooks, and reports.
4 bite-sized blocks · next block about 12m
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Route completion checks
Open practice →Finish with mixed practice across the top-level objective map. This is preparation evidence, not proof of every vendor subobjective or a guarantee of an exam result.
○Pass a current-profile 90-question mixed mock at 80%+ within 180 days○Pass one current in-browser scenario at 70%+ within 180 days