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Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate SC-300 (skills outline of April 27, 2026) · Domain 3: Plan and implement workload identities

Reviewing and removing unused or over-permissioned applications and expiring credentials

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Last reviewed September 25, 2026 · Leer en español

Over time a tenant collects applications: pilot projects that ended, apps whose owners left, integrations granted broad permissions years ago. Each one is a potential door. An unused app with a valid secret and Mail.ReadWrite application permission is exactly what an attacker hopes to find. Regular application hygiene is therefore part of the identity administrator's job.

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