# MicrosoftLearning/AZ500-AzureSecurityTechnologies

Microsoft Azure Security Technologies

Repository: https://github.com/MicrosoftLearning/AZ500-AzureSecurityTechnologies
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/az500-azuresecuritytechnologies
Homepage: https://microsoftlearning.github.io/AZ500-AzureSecurityTechnologies/
Language: Bicep
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-09-02T09:24:45+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 100, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2290, "days_push": 0, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1049, forks 950 (observed 2026-09-03T02:15:06.680374+00:00)

## What it is
Official Microsoft Learning lab materials for the AZ-500 Azure Security Technologies certification course, containing hands-on lab instructions and Bicep files. It covers identity and access management, network security, Key Vault, Defender for Cloud, and Microsoft Sentinel.

## Use cases
- prepare for the AZ-500 Azure Security certification exam
- practice hands-on Azure security labs like RBAC and Azure Firewall
- learn how to secure AKS, ACR, and Azure SQL Database
- set up Microsoft Sentinel and Defender for Cloud labs
- find lab exercises for Key Vault and Always Encrypted
- train students in Azure security technologies as an MCT

## When to choose
- you are studying for the AZ-500 certification exam
- you are an MCT delivering the official AZ-500 course and need current lab files
- you want guided, step-by-step Azure security hands-on exercises

## When to avoid
- you need a production security tool rather than training material
- you want comprehensive Azure security documentation instead of course labs
- you are not working with the Microsoft Azure platform

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: security, auth, authorization, monitoring, secrets-management, developer-tools
- domain: security, cloud-computing, education, tutorials
- platform: cloud
- tags: azure, certification, az-500, labs, microsoft-learning, bicep, cloud-security, training-course

## Member repositories
- MicrosoftLearning/AZ500-AzureSecurityTechnologies (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-09-03T02:15:06.680374+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:01:04.308653+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/MicrosoftLearning/AZ500-AzureSecurityTechnologies (fetched 2026-09-03T02:15:06.680374+00:00, sha 1996fa864615)
  - homepage: https://microsoftlearning.github.io/AZ500-AzureSecurityTechnologies/ (fetched 2026-08-29T13:02:16.120295+00:00, sha 23b64aee813c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.