Apr 20 (edited) • Concepts & Questions
The biggest trap in IAM right now: "Just get the certification."
We see this constantly on Reddit and LinkedIn. Many think that passing the SC-300 or memorizing OAuth flows will be enough for IAM roles.
Sure Certs help, however a certification tells you how SSO or JML works in a perfect, pristine environment. It does not tell you what to do when a client has three conflicting Active Directory forests, a messy HR system that hasn't been cleaned up in a decade, and a CISO or IAM Service Owner demanding immediate SSO integration by Friday.
In the real world, IAM is messy. It requires you to know how systems actually connect, how to handle edge cases, and how to design a directory structure that won't collapse under its own weight in two years.
You need to build.
If you don't know where to begin, go to the Classroom tab right now. There are free lab resources in here to get you started. Use them. See screenshot.
What is the biggest gap you have found between what you studied for a cert and what you actually had to fix on the job or asked differently in an interview? Drop it below. Let's discuss.
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The biggest trap in IAM right now: "Just get the certification."
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