Year 2

IAM Analyst

Teach identity concepts, authentication, authorization, accounting, RBAC, ABAC, least privilege, identity lifecycle, joiner/mover/leaver, provisioning, deprovisioning, SSO, SAML, OAuth 2.0, OIDC, MFA, conditional access concepts, access requests, access reviews, IAM ticket queues, audit evidence, Okta concepts, Microsoft Entra ID concepts, and basic IAM automation.

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Gate 2 — IAM Analyst Ready

A learner cannot pass this gate merely by reading files. Demonstrated hands-on competency is required.

Authentication vs authorization

Identity lifecycle

Joiner/mover/leaver workflows

SSO

MFA

RBAC

Federation concepts

Entra/Okta-style administration

Access reviews

IAM ticket investigation

This year is locked. Complete all phases of Year 1 (Help Desk / IT Support) to unlock.

Phases (8)

Y2-P01NOT STARTED

IAM Fundamentals

Understand identity concepts, authentication, authorization, accounting, and the IAM landscape.

Y2-P02NOT STARTED

Identity Lifecycle

Manage the joiner/mover/leaver identity lifecycle including provisioning and deprovisioning.

Y2-P03NOT STARTED

RBAC & Access Models

Design and implement role-based access control and understand access models.

Y2-P04NOT STARTED

SSO & Federation

Understand single sign-on, SAML, OAuth 2.0, and OIDC federation concepts.

Y2-P05NOT STARTED

MFA & Conditional Access

Understand multi-factor authentication and conditional access policies.

Y2-P06NOT STARTED

Entra/Okta Concepts

Understand Microsoft Entra ID and Okta administration concepts using authorized or mock equivalents.

Y2-P07NOT STARTED

Access Reviews & Investigations

Conduct access reviews and investigate identity-related incidents.

Y2-P08NOT STARTED

IAM Analyst Capstone

Demonstrate comprehensive IAM analyst competency through a capstone assessment.