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Exam MS-100: Microsoft 365 Identity and Services

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The Russian version of this exam retired on February 28, 2023. All other languages of this exam will retire on July 31, 2023. A replacement exam, Exam MS-102: Microsoft 365 Administrator, will be available in May 2023.

Candidates for this exam have expert-level skills in evaluating, planning, migrating, deploying, and managing Microsoft 365. They perform Microsoft 365 tenant-level planning, implementation, and administration of cloud and hybrid enterprise environments. Candidates for this exam have subject matter expertise in Microsoft 365 applications, infrastructure, and identity.

The enterprise administrator functions as the integrating hub for all Microsoft 365 workloads. This role coordinates across multiple Microsoft 365 workloads and advises the architects and workload administrators.

Candidates for this exam have functional experience with all Microsoft 365 workloads and Microsoft Azure Active Directory (Azure AD), part of Microsoft Entra, and have administered at least one of these. They also have a working knowledge of networking, server administration, DNS, and PowerShell.

Important

In May 2023, the Microsoft 365 Certified: Enterprise Administrator Expert certification will be renamed to Microsoft 365 Certified: Administrator Expert. Learn more.

The English language version of this exam was updated on February 3, 2023. Review the study guide linked in the “Tip” box for details about the latest changes. If a localized version of this exam is available, it will be updated approximately eight weeks after this date. While Microsoft makes every effort to update localized versions as noted, there may be times when the localized versions of this exam are not updated on this schedule.

Passing score: 700. Learn more about exam scores.

Tip

Part of the requirements for: Microsoft 365 Certified: Enterprise Administrator Expert

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  • MS-100: Microsoft 365 Identity and Services

    Languages: German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil), Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional)

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    This exam measures your ability to accomplish the following technical tasks: deploy and manage a Microsoft 365 tenant; plan and manage user identity and roles; manage access and authentication; and plan Microsoft 365 workloads and applications.

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Skills measured

  • The English language version of this exam was updated on February 3, 2023. Review the study guide linked in the preceding “Tip” box for details about the skills measured and latest changes.
  • Deploy and manage a Microsoft 365 tenant (15-20%)
  • Plan and manage user identity and roles (30-35%)
  • Manage access and authentication (20-25%)
  • Plan Microsoft 365 workloads and applications (20-25%)

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