AZ-104 Certification Notes

Chapter 4 - Types of Roles

Types of Azure roles

Roles can be confusing because Azure has three types of roles that can serve the same purpose

• Classic subscription administrator roles
  • This is the original role system
• Azure roles
  • This is an authorization system known as Role-Based Access Controls (RBAC) and is built on top of Azure Resource Manager
• Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) roles
  • Azure AD roles are used to manage Azure AD resources in a directory

Practice Quiz

• Which authorization system is known as Role-Based Access Controls (RBAC) and is built on top of Azure Resource Manager​?

  • External roles
  • Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) roles​
  • Classic subscription administrator roles​
  • Azure roles​

• What are Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) roles​?

  • Azure AD roles are used to manage Azure AD resources in a directory​

• What are Classic subscription administrator roles​?

  • Classic subscription administrator roles is the original role system.​