Azure Security Engineer (retired)
Exam fee
$165
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Exam code
AZ-500
Renewal
1yr
The Azure Security Engineer (retired) is a cybersecurity certification from Microsoft with an exam fee of $165 and a 1-year renewal cycle. Built from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and Microsoft's official exam requirements.
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About the Azure Security Engineer (retired)
AZ-500 and the Azure Security Engineer Associate certification retired on August 31, 2026. Microsoft's suggested replacement is SC-500 (Cloud and AI Security Engineer Associate), a different exam and credential with no conversion path from AZ-500. Anyone who earned AZ-500 before retirement keeps the credential on their transcript, but it can no longer be earned or renewed. See the sc-500 entry for the current, active cert covering this scope.
Who should earn it
No longer earnable. Candidates should pursue sc-500 instead.
Exam details
- Provider
- Microsoft
- Exam code
- AZ-500
- Questions
- 40-60
- Duration
- 120 minutes
- Passing score
- 700/1000
- Exam fee
- $165 (verify with Microsoft)
- Renewal
- Every 1 years via CPE
- Experience level
- Specialized
- DoD 8570/8140
- Not on the list
Prerequisites
Retired; no longer available to take.
Key domains
- Manage Identity and Access
- Secure Networking
- Secure Compute, Storage, and Databases
- Manage Security Operations
Salary impact
Retired. See sc-500 for current salary-impact data on this role scope.
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Exam code AZ-500. Microsoft publishes 4 domains: Manage Identity and Access, Secure Networking, Secure Compute, Storage, and Databases, Manage Security Operations. Practice questions on DecipherU are grouped by those domains.
Up to 40-60 questions in 120 minutes, with a passing score of 700/1000, according to Microsoft. Formats and counts change between exam versions, so confirm on the Microsoft site before you book.
Microsoft lists the exam fee at $165 USD. Vouchers, bundles and regional pricing differ; the fee on the Microsoft site at checkout is the one that applies.
1 years, per Microsoft. Renewal is through continuing education credits or by passing a current exam; Microsoft sets the credit count and the deadline.
Retired; no longer available to take.
Sources
- Microsoft official website · Certification pricing, exam format, and renewal requirements
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2024
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