Maester Certified: Associate self-test

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1. What is Maester primarily used for?
Deploying Microsoft 365 licensesContinuously testing and validating Microsoft 365 security configurationMigrating mailboxes between tenantsManaging Intune device compliance policies
2. Which PowerShell testing framework does Maester build on?
PSUnitPesterNUnitxUnit
3. Installing Pester fails because a Microsoft-signed Pester 3.4.0 is already installed. What does the Maester documentation have you add to Install-Module?
-AllowClobber-SkipPublisherCheck-AllowPrerelease-Scope AllUsers
4. Which command installs the Maester module itself?
Install-MaesterTestsInstall-Module Maester -Scope CurrentUserAdd-MaesterModuleNew-MaesterInstance
5. Which command sets up the built-in test suites in your working folder?
Get-MaesterTestsInstall-MaesterTestsImport-MaesterSuiteDeploy-MaesterChecks
6. Which command authenticates to a Microsoft 365 tenant before running tests?
Connect-MaesterLogin-MaesterConnect-MgGraph -MaesterStart-MaesterSession
7. Which command runs the Pester-based tests and produces a report?
Run-MaesterTestsInvoke-MaesterTest-MaesterStart-MaesterRun
8. Which built-in test suite covers CISA's Secure Cloud Business Applications baseline?
EIDSCACISSCuBAORCA
9. Which built-in test suite covers Entra ID Security Config Analyzer checks?
EIDSCACISORCAMT
10. Which module is required for Exchange Online-specific checks?
MSOnlineExchangeOnlineManagementAzureADMicrosoft.Graph.Mail
11. What is the minimum Exchange Online role sufficient to run Maester's Exchange checks?
Global Administrator onlyView-Only Configuration (or O365SupportViewConfig)Exchange AdministratorCompliance Administrator
12. Which module is required for Microsoft Teams configuration checks?
MicrosoftTeamsTeams.PowerShellSkypeOnlineConnectorMSTeamsAdmin
13. Which module enables SharePoint Online tenant setting checks?
SharePointPnPPowerShellOnlinePnP.PowerShellMicrosoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShellSPO.Admin
14. Which module is needed for Azure-resource-level checks beyond Microsoft 365?
Az.AccountsAzureRMAz.ResourcesAz.Storage
15. Which additional module, needing special config to allow unsecure API endpoints, is required for Azure DevOps checks?
VSTeamADOPSAzDevOps.PowerShellDevOpsConnect
16. What permission level does Maester's Azure DevOps testing require?
Organization OwnerProject-scoped users at organization levelGlobal AdministratorBuild Administrator only
17. How does Maester authenticate to GitHub for GitHub-related checks?
Personal access token onlyAn optional OAuth flowSSH key pairsBasic username and password
18. What output does a Maester test run typically produce?
Only a plain-text console summaryAn HTML and JSON reportA PDF onlyA Word document only
19. Where does Maester's community point people for an overview before diving into technical docs?
A paid LinkedIn Learning courseCommunity conference talks and demo videosA paid Udemy courseInternal Microsoft training only
20. For automating Maester in Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions, what does the documentation recommend using instead of a client secret?
A shared service account passwordWorkload Identity FederationA personal access token stored in plaintextBasic authentication
21. What is the main security benefit of Workload Identity Federation over client secrets in CI/CD?
It's faster to configureIt avoids storing long-lived secrets that can be leakedIt requires no permissions at allIt bypasses Conditional Access
22. What is Maester Cloud?
A discontinued legacy productA hosted option for scheduling, reporting and alerting without self-hosted infrastructureA first-party Microsoft productA local-only desktop app
23. Which of these is NOT one of Maester's built-in test suite families?
CISCISA SCuBAEIDSCAPCI-DSS
24. What does the "MT" tag identify in Maester's tagging taxonomy?
Microsoft Teams-only checksMaester's own custom, non-vendor-baseline testsMulti-tenant checksManual testing checks
25. What's the recommended way to scale Maester across an organization?
A separate repository per tenant, run manuallyIntegrate it into CI/CD and design org-wide compliance baselinesRun it manually from one administrator's laptopDisable scheduling and rely on manual review
26. What does the Associate certification tier primarily validate?
Deep custom Pester test authorshipFundamental knowledge and practical skills with MaesterOrg-wide compliance baseline designCI/CD pipeline architecture exclusively
27. What install scope is recommended for a single-user, non-shared machine?
-Scope AllUsers-Scope CurrentUser-Scope Global-Scope System
28. What does the installation guide have you create before running Install-MaesterTests?
A new Entra ID app registrationA dedicated working/tests directoryA new Azure subscriptionA GitHub organization
29. What must you do with your tenant before Maester can evaluate its configuration?
Nothing, Maester works offlineAuthenticate/connect with sufficient read permissionsTemporarily disable multi-factor authenticationExport a full tenant backup
30. Which statement best matches Maester's overall value proposition?
A one-time manual audit checklistContinuous, automated validation of Microsoft 365 security postureA replacement for Microsoft DefenderA billing and cost-optimization tool