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Published inJan 2022
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Steve Miles
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Steve Miles is a Microsoft security and Azure/hybrid MVP and MCT with over 20 years of experience in security, networking, storage, end user computing, and cloud solutions. His current focus is on securing, protecting, and managing identities, Windows clients, and Windows server workloads in hybrid and multi-cloud platform environments. His first Microsoft certification was on Windows NT and he is an MCP, MCITP, MCSA, and MCSE for Windows and many other Microsoft products. He also holds multiple Microsoft Fundamentals, Associate, Expert, and Specialty certifications in Azure security, identity, network, M365, and D365. He also holds multiple security, networking vendor, and other public cloud provider certifications.
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Azure AD

Azure AD can be thought of primarily as a cloud-based centralized Identity Provider (IDP) and directory service for objects.

Azure AD is the foundation of granting access to resources through Identity and Access Management (IAM) for cloud and hybrid environments and providing authentication and authorization for users, apps, and devices.

Objects are stored in Azure AD with attributes; for user identities, the core attributes would be their sign-in name, known as their User Principal Name (UPN), password, location, assigned roles, group membership, devices, licenses, and authentication methods. The following diagram aims to visualize Azure AD as the centralized cloud IDP:

Figure 8.1 – Active AD

In addition to an organization's user management, Azure AD provides the following:

  • Device management
  • Application management
  • Business to Business (B2B) and Business to Customer (B2C) identity services
  • SSO
  • MFA and Conditional...
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Steve Miles is a Microsoft security and Azure/hybrid MVP and MCT with over 20 years of experience in security, networking, storage, end user computing, and cloud solutions. His current focus is on securing, protecting, and managing identities, Windows clients, and Windows server workloads in hybrid and multi-cloud platform environments. His first Microsoft certification was on Windows NT and he is an MCP, MCITP, MCSA, and MCSE for Windows and many other Microsoft products. He also holds multiple Microsoft Fundamentals, Associate, Expert, and Specialty certifications in Azure security, identity, network, M365, and D365. He also holds multiple security, networking vendor, and other public cloud provider certifications.
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