Warning
The Russian versions of Exam MS-100 and Exam MS-101 will retire on February 28, 2023. All other languages will retire on July 31, 2023. A replacement exam, Exam MS-102: Microsoft 365 Administrator, will be available in May 2023.
The Microsoft 365 Certified: Security Administrator Associate certification will retire on June 30, 2023. It will continue to qualify as a prerequisite option for this certification until June 30, 2024 (one year after the certification has retired).
Candidates for this certification 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 certification have subject matter expertise in Microsoft 365 applications, infrastructure, and identity.
The Microsoft 365 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 certification 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
The English language version of this certification was updated on February 3, 2023. Review the study guide linked on the Exam MS-100 page for details about the latest changes.