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Identity and access

Core

Azure RBAC

Authorization model based on principal, role definition, scope, and assignment.

Key points

  • Each assignment binds a principal, role definition, and scope.
  • Assignments inherit from management groups through subscriptions and resource groups to resources.
  • Effective access includes direct, group-based, inherited, and deny paths.

Best-known use cases

  • Grant a team operational access to one resource group.
  • Trace why a user can change a resource.

What candidates often confuse it with

  • Azure RBAC vs Entra roles: Azure resource authorization vs directory administration.
  • Azure RBAC vs Policy: permitted actor actions vs allowed or compliant resource state.

Key takeaway

Choose the least-privileged Azure role at the narrowest scope that covers the required resources.

Related services

  • Azure built-in roles

Relevant exam tasks

  • D1.2.S1 — Manage built-in Azure roles
  • D1.2.S2 — Assign roles at different scopes
  • D1.2.S3 — Interpret access assignments

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AZ-104 at a glance

Level
Intermediate
Duration
100 minutes
Questions
No fixed live question count published
Formats
No guaranteed question-type mix
Scoring
1–1,000 scaled score; 700 minimum passing score

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