Term 61
Authorization
Authorization determines what an authenticated user is allowed to do within a system, such as accessing files, running programs, or changing settings.
Acronym study
Terms 61–90 of 863 SC-900 acronyms and key terms. Each entry includes a plain-English definition and a link to the full 800-word glossary page with exam context and practice questions.
Term 61
Authorization determines what an authenticated user is allowed to do within a system, such as accessing files, running programs, or changing settings.
Term 62
A file on a server that stores the public keys of users who are allowed to log in without a password using SSH key-based authentication.
Term 63
Autopilot is a Microsoft cloud-based deployment technology that automates the setup and configuration of new Windows devices, reducing manual IT effort and enabling users to be productive from the first boot.
Term 64
Availability is the measure of how often a system or service is operational and accessible when needed, typically expressed as a percentage of uptime.
Term 65
AWS Audit Manager is a service that automatically collects evidence from your AWS accounts to help you prove that you are following security and compliance rules, making audits easier and faster.
Term 66
AWS Config is a service that continuously records, evaluates, and reports on changes to your AWS resources so you can maintain a secure and compliant infrastructure.
Term 67
AWS Config Rules are customizable, automated checks that continuously evaluate your AWS resource configurations against desired compliance or security policies and alert you when a resource is noncompliant.
Term 68
AWS Firewall Manager is a centralized security management service that lets you configure and enforce firewall rules across all accounts and resources in your AWS organization from a single place.
Term 69
AWS Organizations is a free service that lets you centrally manage multiple AWS accounts, apply security policies, and control billing across your entire cloud environment.
Term 70
AWS Shield is a managed Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) protection service that safeguards web applications running on AWS from attacks that try to overwhelm them with traffic.
Term 71
AWS SSO is a cloud-based service that lets you sign in once (single sign-on) to access multiple AWS accounts and business applications from one central place.
Term 72
AWS Support plans are tiered service packages that provide varying levels of technical support, guidance, and response times for AWS cloud environments.
Term 73
AWS WAF is a cloud-based web application firewall that helps protect your web applications from common web exploits like SQL injection and cross-site scripting by allowing you to define customizable rules.
Term 74
Azure Active Directory is Microsoft's cloud-based identity and access management service that lets employees sign in and access resources both in the cloud and on-premises.
Term 75
Azure AD Connect is a Microsoft tool that synchronizes on-premises Active Directory identities with Azure Active Directory for unified cloud and on-premises access.
Term 76
Azure Arc is a Microsoft service that lets you manage servers, Kubernetes clusters, and databases running outside of Azure as if they were native Azure resources.
Term 77
Azure Firewall is a cloud-based network security service that protects your virtual networks in Microsoft Azure by filtering traffic based on rules you define.
Term 78
Azure Key Vault is a cloud service for securely storing and managing sensitive information like passwords, encryption keys, and certificates.
Term 79
Azure Policy is a service in Microsoft Azure that lets you create, assign, and manage rules to ensure your resources stay compliant with your company standards and service-level agreements.
Term 80
The Azure Pricing Calculator is a free web-based tool from Microsoft that helps you estimate the cost of Azure cloud services by configuring resources like virtual machines, storage, and databases.
Term 81
An Azure role is a set of permissions that defines what actions a user, group, or application can perform on specific Azure resources.
Term 82
Azure Sentinel is Microsoft's cloud-native Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) and Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) service that uses intelligent analytics to help protect an enterprise's entire digital estate.
Term 83
Azure Service Health is a personalized dashboard that provides real-time information about the health of your Azure services, including current and past outages, planned maintenance, and advisory messages.
Term 84
Azure Status is a service health dashboard that shows the current operational state of all Microsoft Azure cloud services and regions in real time.
Term 85
A cloud-based virtual private network gateway in Microsoft Azure that securely connects on-premises networks to Azure virtual networks over encrypted tunnels.
Term 86
B2B collaboration is a feature in Microsoft Entra ID that lets organizations securely share access to their apps and resources with external business partners using their own identity systems.
Term 87
B2C identity refers to an identity management system designed for businesses to manage and authenticate external consumers, such as customers or partners, across applications and services.
Term 88
A backup policy is a documented set of rules that defines what data to back up, how often, where to store it, and how long to keep it, ensuring data can be restored after loss.
Term 89
A baseline is a documented starting point for the normal performance and behavior of a system, network, or component, used to detect changes and troubleshoot issues.
Term 90
A baseline configuration is a documented set of specifications for hardware, software, and settings that serves as a consistent starting point for systems in an IT environment.