Exam guide · SC-100
Microsoft doesn’t give an exact number of questions for SC-100: most of its exams have 40 to 60 questions. You get 100 or 120 minutes. You need 700 out of 1000 to pass. It costs $165 (in the United States; set by country). Microsoft hasn’t announced a retirement date.
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Microsoft hasn’t announced a retirement date for SC-100. We check Microsoft’s site every week, and this page changes the day it does.
Exam domains
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1Design Solutions That Align with Security Best Practices and Priorities
20–25%
2Design Security Operations, Identity, and Compliance Capabilities
25–30%
3Design Security Solutions for Infrastructure
25–30%
4Design Security Solutions for Applications and Data
20–25%
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Microsoft doesn’t give an exact number for SC-100: most of its exams have 40 to 60 questions. You get 100 or 120 minutes.
You need 700 out of 1000: the same for every Microsoft technical exam.
$165 (in the United States; set by country). Check Microsoft’s site for the price in your country.
Microsoft hasn’t announced one yet. We check Microsoft’s site every week, and this page changes the day it does.
Microsoft lists: Identity and Access Administrator Associate or Security Operations Analyst Associate or Cloud and AI Security Engineer Associate.
Weight your time like the exam: Design Security Operations, Identity, and Compliance Capabilities and Design Security Solutions for Infrastructure carry the most (25–30% each). Take the free practice test to find your weakest domains, make a study plan around them, and before you book, sit full-length timed practice exams until you pass them comfortably.
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