The Most Popular Microsoft Certifications in 2026
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The top of Microsoft’s security track, in four days. It is a design exam, not a configuration one.
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4 days built for senior security engineers, cloud architects and security leads who set strategy rather than configure individual controls. You leave exam-ready, not just trained.
SC-100 is Microsoft’s Expert-level security credential and the capstone of the SC family. It is a design exam rather than a configuration one: it asks how you would architect a solution, not which blade to click. This four-day boot camp covers all four domains, from security best practices and priorities through security operations, infrastructure, and applications and data. You finish exam-ready.
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$165 exam voucher included with your enrollment. No surprise costs, no separate booking.
Practice questions mapped to Microsoft’s 4 domains, instructor-led review of every answer choice, and a readiness check before you sit.
Immersive classroom instruction with direct instructor access, hands-on labs and peer collaboration.
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The $165 SC-100 voucher is part of the price rather than an add-on, so the expert-level exam costs you nothing further on the day itself.
If you do not pass SC-100 on the first attempt, your retake is covered, so a single bad morning does not cost you the certification.
Hosted Azure and Microsoft 365 environments so you design Zero Trust architecture against a real estate rather than a whiteboard.
Questions tied to each of the four published SC-100 domains rather than a generic pool, which matters on an architect-level exam.
Your instructor stays reachable for a full 180 days after class, which is exactly when the SC-100 questions that actually matter turn up.
SC-100 is Microsoft’s expert security certification, so the week is spent on strategy and architecture rather than configuration.
A structured path designed for working professionals.
Each day builds on the last—momentum is everything.
4 skill areas, taught in exam weight order, with labs and a readiness review before you sit.
The credential, the capability, and the continued readiness — all in one boot camp.
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Passing SC-100 earns Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect Expert. The exam title is Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect. It lands on your Microsoft Learn transcript once you pass, so employers can verify it directly from there.
4 days of live, instructor-led SC-100 training from Official Microsoft Courseware, delivered online or in person. Class runs 9am to 5pm, the labs are hosted so you need only a laptop, and test day is scheduled for Thursday.
Yes. Your $165 SC-100 exam voucher is included with your enrollment. Nothing further is owed on test day, and the voucher stays valid if you would rather book the exam later.
SC-100 asks between 40 and 60 questions, and you get 100 minutes, or 120 if your exam form includes labs. Passing is a scaled score of 700 out of 1000.
The skills outline is: Design solutions that align with security best practices and priorities (20-25%); Design security operations, identity, and compliance capabilities (25-30%); Design security solutions for infrastructure (25-30%); Design security solutions for applications and data (20-25%).
Senior security engineers, cloud architects and security leads who set strategy rather than configure individual controls. If you are unsure whether your background fits, our advisors will talk it through with you before you book.
Yes, and this one matters. SC-100 is the only Expert-tier exam in our Microsoft range and Microsoft requires a qualifying certification before it will award the credential. You must already hold one of three: Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate (SC-300), Security Operations Analyst Associate (SC-200), or Cloud and AI Security Engineer Associate (SC-500). You can sit and pass SC-100 without one, but the Cybersecurity Architect Expert certification is not issued until the prerequisite is in place. We teach SC-300 and SC-500 as well, so talk to us if you need to sequence them.
Your retake is covered by our Free Retake Guarantee. You return for the full SC-100 course at no cost and sit the exam again, keeping 180 days of instructor support to work through whatever tripped you up.
Yes. We run private cohorts online or at your site, and can adjust the agenda to your environment. Team training details are here. Private SC-100 cohorts run to your own schedule, and the agenda can lean toward the parts of the blueprint your team actually uses.
Many of our courses are approved. Eligibility for the SC-100 boot camp depends on the program and your location, so check our military and veterans page or contact us before enrolling.
SC-100 is Microsoft’s expert-level security credential and the capstone of the SC track. It is the one that moves a conversation from configuring controls to designing the strategy behind them.
Expert level, and it shows. Questions are scenario-based and assume you already have SC-200 or SC-300 depth, so the difficulty is in judgment rather than recall.
Security architect, cloud security architect, and senior engineers moving from hands-on configuration into designing security strategy across an estate.
Exam changes, study guidance and career context for SC-100, from our instructors.
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