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PRACTICE / MODULE 013 / MICROSOFT ENTRA

Access granted.
Can you justify it?

Configure and validate access package approvals, time-limited PIM activation and emergency-access recovery in Northstar, alongside original questions and guided tickets.

03 / APPLY THE DECISIONS

Work the governance decision ticket.

Two original Northstar Services cases: an external access package and a privileged PIM activation. Use least privilege, approvals and effective-access verification to close each fictional ticket.

NORTHSTAR SERVICES / TICKET SUPPLIERMODERATE PRIORITY

External project access

Northstar's outside consultant needs a Teams workspace, SharePoint files and one SaaS app for a 45-day engagement. The project sponsor will approve access and confirm it ends on time.

STEP 1 OF 4

The sponsor asks for all resources using one request. How should you model this?

NORTHSTAR SERVICES / SC-300 / IDENTITY GOVERNANCE

Governance & PIM Lifecycle Simulator

Configure real authorization boundaries in a fictional tenant, execute approvals and access transitions, and run positive and negative verification. Time advances only when you explicitly trigger a simulation step.

0 of 3 investigations independently verified · No Microsoft connection · No saved workbench state · Existing Practice 013 progress preserved
TICKET IG-410 / SIMULATED IDENTITY CONTROL

A partner needs temporary Finance project access

Approve a scoped Northstar access package, verify the assigned partner while excluding an unrelated partner, apply a deny review, then reapprove a fresh request and demonstrate expiry.

IDLE0 of 4 evidence checks
01 / CONFIGURE POLICY

Choose effective controls

Changing any setting resets the corresponding lifecycle and test results. Fix the baseline without granting broad access or weakening emergency recovery.

Operational guardrail

Approved package assignments are resource-specific and time-bounded. A denied review must have its decision applied before access is removed.

02 / OPERATE LIFECYCLE

Apply the controlled transition

Submit the initial access request. Verify granted partner and excluded outsider while active. Apply the access-review denial, verify removal, then request/approve a new assignment and verify 30-day expiration.

STATE / IDLE

No lifecycle actions yet. Choose controls, then execute the necessary transitions.

03 / VERIFY EFFECTIVE ACCESS

Prove the allowed and denied paths

Run each explicit test at the correct point in the lifecycle; a premature denial cannot count as successful expiry or revocation evidence.

Partner access granted after approvalNot tested
Unapproved external identity deniedNot tested
Access removed after deny review is appliedNot tested
New approved assignment expires on scheduleNot tested
Validation incomplete0 / 4 checks passed
LEARN → PRACTICE → LAB → TROUBLESHOOT

Approve the access. Check the expiry. Verify the evidence.

Revisit the guide or explore the SC-300 map for the other identity administration objectives.

Review the Learn guide →