Identity and Access Management Certification

The Identity and Access Management Certification is a free 15-minute skill test from Science of Apps. It tests IAM — authentication vs authorisation, least privilege, RBAC, SSO with SAML and OIDC, MFA and passkeys, privileged access, joiner-mover-leaver and access reviews. Score 70% or more on its 15 questions to earn a verifiable Identity and Access Management certificate (SOA-IAM). Every question is based on published standards and research — including SP 800-207: Zero Trust Architecture (NIST), OWASP Cheat Sheet Series (OWASP), SP 800-63B: Digital Identity Guidelines (NIST) — and each answer is explained with its source.

Read the three skill areas on this page, then take the 15-minute test online — no fee, course or sign-up. You see every answer explained when you finish. Score 70% or more and you get a Identity and Access Management certificate straight away, on screen, as a PDF and by email, with a credential ID anyone can verify.

Yes. The questions are original scenarios written by Science of Apps, and each one is based on a public source you can read: SP 800-207: Zero Trust Architecture (NIST); OWASP Cheat Sheet Series (OWASP); SP 800-63B: Digital Identity Guidelines (NIST); NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 (NIST); Passkeys (FIDO Alliance); MITRE ATT&CK (MITRE). The source is shown under each question and linked in the answer review. Science of Apps doesn't copy questions from other tests.

Three skill areas with five questions each, drawn from a bank of 10 per area so a retake brings new questions: Identity basics (Authentication vs authorisation, SSO and federation and MFA and passkeys); Access governance (Least privilege and RBAC, Privileged access and Lifecycle and reviews); Modern identity threats and cloud IAM (Identity attacks, Workload identities and Conditional access). Every question is an original scenario based on a published standard, official documentation or research, named under the question.

IAM analyst, Security engineer, IT administrator, Cloud engineer and Identity architect. It suits anyone who wants a quick, verifiable way to show Identity and Access Management skills, from students and career switchers to experienced professionals.

Yes. The test is online, in English and free everywhere — people take it from India, the US, the UK, Europe, Africa, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. Your certificate is dated with your own local date and can be verified from anywhere at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/.

15 questions — 5 from each of 3 skill areas — with a 15-minute limit. You need 70% (11 of 15) to pass and 90% for distinction.

We rate it Intermediate: assumes hands-on experience in the role. It has 15 scenario questions — 5 from each of 3 skill areas — and a 15-minute limit. You need 70% (11 of 15) to pass and 90% for distinction.

To get an identity and access management (IAM) job in 2027, show you can control who gets access to what: strong authentication with MFA and passkeys, single sign-on, role-based and least-privilege access, joiner–mover–leaver processes, access reviews, privileged access management and identity governance across cloud and on-premise systems. Identity is now the main security perimeter. Build a lab, document an access model and verify with a free 15-minute test. Our full career guide covers the hiring process, interview loop, pay and a prep plan: scienceofapps.com/blog/identity-access-management-career-guide/

Nothing. There is no fee to take a test, to receive the certificate, to have it emailed or to verify it, and no sign-up.

On our server, not in your browser. The answers never reach the page until you submit, so a certificate can only be earned by passing. Each certificate gets a unique credential ID stored by Science of Apps.

You see your score for each area and every question with the correct answer and why, with the published source behind it. You can retake after 30 minutes, and the retake draws questions you haven't seen yet.

No. Every certificate is dated, so it always shows when you passed. Retake a test any time for a newer date or a higher score.

Yes. After you pass, Add to LinkedIn opens the Licenses & certifications form with the certificate name, Science of Apps as the issuer, the issue date, your credential ID and the verification link filled in. You can also download it as a PDF or PNG, and it's emailed to you as a PDF.

Every certificate has a credential ID and a QR code. Scanning it, or entering the ID at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/, shows the holder's name, the certification, the score and the issue date from our records.

No. They are Science of Apps' own assessments of applied skill. They aren't issued by a university or standards body, and they work best alongside a portfolio that shows the skills in real work.