SC-300 Practice Question 3461
Exam: SC-300
Domain: Plan and implement workload identities
Difficulty: medium
What is the primary difference between a System-Assigned Managed Identity and a User-Assigned Managed Identity?
Answer Options
A
System-assigned is tied to a single resource; user-assigned can be shared across resources
B
System-assigned requires client secrets; user-assigned requires certificates
C
User-assigned identities can only authenticate human interactive users
D
System-assigned identities are billed per authentication request
Correct Answer
A: System-assigned is tied to a single resource; user-assigned can be shared across resources
Explanation
A system-assigned managed identity is tied directly to the lifecycle of a single Azure resource and deleted when that resource is deleted; a user-assigned identity is an independent resource shared across multiple services.