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Published inSep 2016
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Jochen Nickel
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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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Using standard security reports


In this section, we will configure and simulate some typical events that get reported in the Azure AD Reports section.

Configuring - sign-ins after multiple failures

  1. Configure in sign ins after multiple failures to 10.

  2. Lock out a user account with a limit of 10 wrong login warnings.

  3. You should receive the following message:

  4. Next, we need to unblock the user account

Possible ways to unblock a blocked user account

The following are two methods to unblock a user:

  • Method 1: Wait 15 minutes

  • Method 2: Unlock your account with the password reset process

Possible ways to unblock a blocked user account for administrators

  • Method 1: Reset the user's password; as an Office 365 or Azure AD admin, perform a password reset for the user.

  • Method 2: Make sure that the user is allowed to sign in. Sign in to the Office 365 portal as an admin.

    • Locate the user and then open the settings for that user

    • Under Set sign-in status, click Allowed and then click Save

  • Method 3: Reset the user's...

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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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