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Published inSep 2016
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Jochen Nickel
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Jochen Nickel

Jochen Nickel is a Cloud, Identity and Access Management Solution Architect with a clear focus and in-depth technical knowledge of Identity and Access Management. He is currently working for inovit GmbH in Switzerland leading and executing projects in the field of Identity and Access Management including Data Classification and Information protection. Jochen is focused on Microsoft Technologies, especially in the Enterprise Mobility + Security Suite, Office 365 and Azure. He is an established speaker at many technology conferences like Azure Bootcamps, TrustInTech Meetups or the Experts Live Switzerland and Europe.
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Enabling identity synchronization in multi-forest environments


In this section, we will describe the required information for designing the synchronization in multi-forest environments with the Azure AD Connect tool. This section is divided into the following topics:

  • UPN suffix decisions (recap)

  • Supporting the separate technologies scenario

  • Handling a full mesh scenario with optional GAL synchronization

  • Providing synchronization for an account and resource forest scenario

  • Understanding AAD Connect Rule Precedence logic

First we will start with a short recap of UPN suffixes and how Azure AD Connect handles different UPN states and configurations.

UPN suffix decisions (recap)

As we have already mentioned, and you already know, the UserPrincipalName (UPN) is one of the most relevant user attributes in the connection from a local Active Directory to the Azure Active Directory (AAD). AAD Connect follows the rules shown in the following figure:

As you can see in the previous figure, AAD Connect uses...

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Jochen Nickel

Jochen Nickel is a Cloud, Identity and Access Management Solution Architect with a clear focus and in-depth technical knowledge of Identity and Access Management. He is currently working for inovit GmbH in Switzerland leading and executing projects in the field of Identity and Access Management including Data Classification and Information protection. Jochen is focused on Microsoft Technologies, especially in the Enterprise Mobility + Security Suite, Office 365 and Azure. He is an established speaker at many technology conferences like Azure Bootcamps, TrustInTech Meetups or the Experts Live Switzerland and Europe.
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