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Microsoft Certified: Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals

Demonstrate foundational knowledge on security, compliance, and identity concepts and related cloud-based Microsoft solutions.

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Initial by examination
Exam SC-900: Microsoft Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals
Assessment
A proctored 45-minute assessment with a scaled passing score of 700 or greater. No separate practical or oral examination is identified by the official certification requirements page.
Audience
Business stakeholders, new or existing IT professionals and students; familiarity with Azure and Microsoft 365 is recommended in the audience profile, not represented as a separately required examination or certification.
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Scheduling
Rolling appointment registration through Pearson VUE, or Certiport for students/educators. Schedule no more than 90 days ahead; Pearson VUE limits candidates to two scheduled Microsoft Certification exams at a time. Use a Learn Profile with legal name matching Legal ID; personal MSA is strongly recommended. Online or local test-center options depend on provider availability; no universal remote availability is asserted.
Scope
Initial certification by passing the SC-900 examination; current English skills effective October 21, 2026. Certification and route start dates are not published and remain null.

Exam SC-900: Microsoft Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals

Provider
Pearson VUE; Certiport for students or educators
Time limit
45 minutes
Passing score
700 or greater on a scaled score of 1–1,000; not a 70% raw-score requirement
Examination outline

The authority publishes percentage ranges for each content area. The practice percentages below use the midpoint of each range, normalized to 100%; they are not exact percentages published by the authority. Practice question counts may differ slightly because of rounding.

  • Describe the concepts of security, compliance, and identity — Official range: 10–15% (Practice allocation: 12.5%)
    • Describe security and compliance concepts
    • Define identity concepts
  • Describe the capabilities of Microsoft Entra — Official range: 25–30% (Practice allocation: 27.5%)
    • Describe function and identity types of Microsoft Entra ID
    • Describe authentication capabilities of Microsoft Entra ID
    • Describe access management capabilities of Microsoft Entra ID
    • Describe identity protection and governance capabilities of Microsoft Entra
  • Describe the capabilities of Microsoft security solutions — Official range: 35–40% (Practice allocation: 37.5%)
    • Describe core infrastructure security services in Azure
    • Describe security management capabilities of Azure
    • Describe capabilities of Microsoft Sentinel
    • Describe threat protection with Microsoft Defender XDR
  • Describe the capabilities of Microsoft compliance solutions — Official range: 20–25% (Practice allocation: 22.5%)
    • Describe Microsoft Service Trust Portal and privacy principles
    • Describe compliance management capabilities of Microsoft Purview
    • Describe information protection, data lifecycle management, and data governance capabilities of Microsoft Purview
    • Describe insider risk, eDiscovery, and audit capabilities in Microsoft Purview
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