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SC-900: Microsoft Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals
Beginner 6 hours EnglishFREE
Our recommendation
Microsoft's free learning path for the SC-900 Security, Compliance and Identity Fundamentals exam. It introduces core security, compliance and identity concepts across Microsoft's cloud. The path is free; the certification comes from passing the separate $99 exam. A good first security-and-cloud credential.
Skills you'll gain
Security conceptsComplianceIdentityMicrosoft securityZero trustCloud security
Is this course right for you?
A good fit if you…
You want an entry security-cloud credential
You prefer official free study
You are new to the area
Consider something else if you…
You want hands-on security engineering
You do not plan to certify
You already work in security
About this course
SC-900 is Microsoft's entry-level security certification, covering the conceptual fundamentals of security, compliance, and identity management across Microsoft's security product ecosystem: Microsoft Entra ID (identity and access management), Microsoft Purview (compliance and data governance), and Microsoft Defender (threat protection). This official Microsoft Learn path mirrors the exam's skills outline directly.
What you'll learn
Understand core security, compliance, and identity concepts
Understand Microsoft Entra ID identity and access management capabilities
Understand Microsoft Purview compliance and data governance solutions
Understand Microsoft Defender threat protection capabilities
Prepare directly against the official SC-900 exam skills outline
This course includes
6h
On-demand video
Yes
Mobile access
English
Language
What it costs
The Microsoft Learn path is completely free. The SC-900 exam, which grants the certification, is separate and costs $99.
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Frequently asked questions
No. The Microsoft Learn path is free; the SC-900 exam that grants the certification is separate and costs $99.
Yes, entirely. Only the exam costs money.
Yes as an accessible first credential in security, compliance and identity, especially for career changers.
No. It is a beginner, concept-focused certification.
SC-900 is a gentle, Microsoft-focused fundamentals credential; Security+ is a broader, more demanding entry-level security certification. Many start with SC-900, then Security+.