15 Best Access Control Courses on Coursera
We compared 15 Access Control courses currently listed on Coursera, priced from $49.00 to $99.00. 14 of them teach the subject directly and 1 are built around a certification exam. 4 come from a named university or institution, including University of Colorado Boulder, Kennesaw State University and University of Colorado System. They are ordered by our CourseAsk score, which is built from how thoroughly each course describes what it teaches, whether it comes from a named institution, and how it compares on price — not from star ratings, which our course data does not include.
- Courses compared
- 15
- Price range
- $49.00 – $99.00
- Providers
- Coursera
- Last updated
- 18 Sep 2026
How these 15 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, matched to "access control" by our catalog and ordered by our CourseAsk score. Courses whose own title names the topic rank above those only tagged with it.
The grade on each entry scores how much the provider publishes about the course before you pay — the length and detail of the description, whether it lists learning outcomes and objectives — and whether a named university or institution stands behind it. A is fully documented and institution-backed; E is little more than a title and a price. Courses with almost nothing published are left ungraded rather than marked down, because an unknown course and a poor one are not the same thing.
There are no star ratings on this page — the course feeds we license do not include them, and we would rather leave a column out than fill it with a number we cannot stand behind. What we do have is price: these range from $49.00 to $99.00, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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Network Security, Access Control, and Automation
Offered by Packt
Network security and automation are critical skills in today’s interconnected IT environments, where safeguarding data and ensuring controlled access are top priorities. This course provides a comprehensive understanding...
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Scaling, Access Control, and Exam preparation with Vault
Offered by Packt
Updated in May 2025. This course now features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as yo...
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Cybersecurity for Data Science
Offered by University of Colorado Boulder
This course aims to help anyone interested in data science understand the cybersecurity risks and the tools/techniques that can be used to mitigate those risks. We will cover the distinctions between confidentiality, int...
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Cybersecurity and Its Ten Domains
Offered by Kennesaw State University
This course is designed to introduce students, working professionals and the community to the exciting field of cybersecurity. Throughout the MOOC, participants will engage in community discourse and online interaction....
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Advanced System Security Design
Offered by University of Colorado System
This specialization is intended for intermediate level learners with basic programming skills and basic cybersecurity knowledge. Through this course learner will learn about advanced secure software techniques such as th...
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Computer Security and Systems Management
Offered by University of Colorado System
The Computer Security and Systems Management Specialization focuses on computing in an enterprise environment. Combining both theory and real world experience and architecture, the courses will prepare you to design and...
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Security Foundations, Threats, and Network Protection
Offered by Packt
Updated in May 2025. This course now features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as yo...
$49.00listed price -
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Advanced Network Design, IoT, and Small Business Solutions
Offered by Packt
This course features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as you progress through the co...
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Cybersecurity Foundations & Threat Mitigation
Offered by Packt
Updated in May 2025. This course now features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as yo...
$49.00listed price -
10
Cloud Security Risks: Identify and Protect Against Threats
Offered by Google
Two courses down, three to go – you’re well on your way! This is the third course of the Google Cloud Cybersecurity Certificate. You’ll delve into the key aspects of identity management and access control in cloud comput...
$49.00listed price -
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CompTIA Network+ Certification (N10-008): The Total Course
Offered by Packt
Updated in May 2025. This course now features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as yo...
$49.00listed price -
12
Identity and Zero Trust Architecture
Offered by Microsoft
In this advanced-level course, you will learn to design robust Identity and Access Management (IAM) architectures that support the modern enterprise. You'll move beyond traditional models to implement Zero Trust principl...
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Introduction to Azure Security and Identity Access
Offered by Packt
This course features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as you progress through the co...
$49.00listed price -
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Analyze and Implement Splunk Authentication Controls
Offered by EDUCBA
By completing this course, learners will be able to analyze Splunk’s access control architecture, implement role-based security, configure enterprise authentication mechanisms, and evaluate authentication workflows for s...
$49.00listed price -
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Writing Secure Code in iOS
Offered by Infosec
Over 7 courses, this specialization will teach you to incorporate security in iOS application development for mobile devices. Each course explores a major iOS security category. The first course will provide an introduct...
$49.00listed price
Best Access Control Courses on Coursera compared
Prices shown are the provider's listed price when we last updated this page. Confirm on their site before enrolling.
What the prices here tell you
The 15 priced courses on this page run from $49.00 to $99.00, with the middle of the range around $49.00 — a spread of $50.00. The options are closely priced, so cost is unlikely to be your deciding factor. A higher price on this page usually reflects who is behind the course rather than how much material it contains, so it is worth opening two or three at different price points and comparing their syllabus before deciding.
Who is behind these courses
These courses come from Coursera. Everything on this page is sold on the one platform, so the buying experience is the same whichever you pick. 4 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including University of Colorado Boulder, Kennesaw State University and University of Colorado System — which usually means a fixed syllabus and a recognised certificate, rather than an individual instructor’s own course.
Courses versus exam preparation
1 of the entries here are built around a certification exam rather than teaching Access Control from scratch. They are the right choice only if you already know the material and want to pass a specific exam; if you are starting out, pick one of the taught courses first and come back to exam preparation afterwards.
Before you enrol
Open the provider’s own page and check three things this comparison cannot tell you: when the course was last updated, what the syllabus actually covers in its later sections, and what recent learners say. Prices shown here are the provider’s listed price when we last rebuilt this page on 18 September 2026 — they change often, and a promotion can move them substantially. We earn a commission if you enrol through our links, which costs you nothing and never affects the order courses appear in.