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Mastering Identity and Access Management with Microsoft Azure

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Product type Book
Published in Sep 2016
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781785889448
Pages 692 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Author (1):
Jochen Nickel Jochen Nickel
Profile icon Jochen Nickel

Table of Contents (22) Chapters

Mastering Identity and Access Management with Microsoft Azure
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewer
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Preface
1. Getting Started with a Cloud-Only Scenario 2. Planning and Designing Cloud Identities 3. Planning and Designing Authentication and Application Access 4. Building and Configuring a Suitable Azure AD 5. Shifting to a Hybrid Scenario 6. Extending to a Basic Hybrid Environment 7. Designing Hybrid Identity Management Architecture 8. Planning Authorization and Information Protection Options 9. Building Cloud from Common Identities 10. Implementing Access Control Mechanisms 11. Managing Transition Scenarios with Special Scenarios 12. Advanced Considerations for Complex Scenarios 13. Delivering Multi-Forest Hybrid Architectures 14. Installing and Configuring the Enhanced Identity Infrastructure 15. Installing and Configuring Information Protection Features 16. Choosing the Right Technology, Methods, and Future Trends

Understanding the user and group life cycle


One of the basic concepts to understand is the user and group life cycle, so it's very important to understand the different repositories and capabilities where objects are stored and managed. In this section, we will provide you with the necessary information for designing your solution.

Microsoft Azure Identity repositories and capabilities

IAM is a very broad field in technology. Internet threats are becoming more intelligent and effective, so IAM solutions must constantly evolve to keep up. In particular, these solutions must address the four most important fields in order to be successful. The four main topics are the administration, authentication, authorization, and auditing of identities. With Microsoft Azure, you get several options for leveraging identity and access management solutions.

Azure Active Directory is the central and main identity repository for the whole Microsoft Azure landscape. The existence of an Azure AD directory is a...

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