Azure Security Engineer Associate (AZ-500): Manage Identity and Access

It's focused and practical — implementing secure identity solutions and operations in Azure — but the scope is the key thing to understand: this is one domain of AZ-500, not the whole syllabus, so you'll need the rest of the path to be exam-ready. Identity and access is a sensible place to concentrate, since it's foundational to everything else in Azure security, but treat this as one piece.

It assumes you're not brand new to Azure, and the certification itself is separate: the AZ-500 exam costs about $165, booked with Microsoft, and isn't included here. It's on a Pluralsight subscription (Standard about $29/month or $299/year, Premium about $45/month or $499/year, 10-day trial). Microsoft updates the objectives periodically, so check the course matches the current version (as of 2026).

Wayne Hoggett covers the 'Manage Identity and Access' domain of the AZ-500 (Azure Security Engineer Associate) certification: implementing secure identity solutions, services, and operations within Azure.