Working safely as an administrator

Skills you'll practise

• Use a separate admin account for admin work.
• Request elevated access only for the time needed.
• Know which changes need approval and a record.
• Recognize requests that bypass procedure.

Course outline

1. 1.Working safely as an administratorVideo · 4 min
2. 2.Admin accounts, approvals and recordsLesson · 8 min
3. 3.Privileged access in practiceLesson · 8 min
4. 4.Working from approved procedures and runbooksLesson · 8 min
5. 5.Working safely as an administrator: knowledge checkKnowledge check · 14 questions
6. 6.Working safely as an administrator: practical exerciseKnowledge check · 1 question
7. 7.Final exam6 questions · passing it completes the course, so people who already know the material can test out

Sources it draws on

The lessons and questions are written from these references, so learners can go back to the original.

• Microsoft Learn: What is Microsoft Entra Privileged Identity Management?
• Microsoft Learn: Securing privileged access overview
• NIST SP 800-53 AC-6 and CM-3, control descriptions