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Free AZ-500 study notes covering every exam domain — key concepts, mnemonics, and practice links.
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Identity is the primary security perimeter in Azure. AZ-500 heavily tests Entra ID configuration and privileged access management.
| Control | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Conditional Access | If user/location/device/app → require MFA, block, grant |
| PIM | Just-in-time privileged role activation with approval and audit |
| MFA | Second factor required — phone, authenticator, FIDO2 |
| RBAC | Azure resource permissions — Owner, Contributor, Reader + custom roles |
Practice what you just read
10 free practice questions. No credit card.
Practice what you just read
10 free practice questions. No credit card.
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Every domain in one printable file. No email address required.
Download the PDFAzure Security Technologies (AZ-500) is a Microsoft certification. These facts come from the current exam guide and are the numbers to plan around.
| Domain | Weight | What to focus on |
|---|---|---|
| Manage identity and access | 28% | Microsoft Entra ID configuration, Microsoft Entra ID Governance, Privileged Identity Management (PIM) |
| Manage security operations | 26% | Microsoft Defender for Cloud (CSPM and CWPP), Microsoft Defender for Cloud security policies, Microsoft Sentinel (SIEM/SOAR) |
| Secure networking | 23% | Azure Virtual Network security, Network Security Groups (NSGs), Azure Firewall and Azure Firewall Manager |
| Secure compute, storage, and databases | 23% | Azure Key Vault, Azure Disk Encryption, Just-in-time (JIT) VM access |
Yes. Every AZ-500 study note on this page is free to read, and the PDF download requires no email address. Practice questions start free as well.
They cover all 4 domains of the AZ-500 exam: Manage identity and access (28%), Manage security operations (26%), Secure networking (23%), Secure compute, storage, and databases (23%). Each section is weighted in the same proportion as the real exam, so nothing high-value is buried.
The AZ-500 exam has approximately 50 questions in 150 minutes, with a passing score of 700. Use the practice questions to confirm you are consistently above that line before booking the real exam.
Read a domain, then immediately answer practice questions on it — recall is what moves knowledge into long-term memory. Start with Manage identity and access, and finish with a mixed set so you practise switching between topics.
They cover the content, but reading alone is not enough. Answer practice questions for every domain and take a timed practice exam; the notes are most useful when you return to them after a wrong answer.