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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 strong authentication scenarios


Initially, a user signs in from any device using their existing account credentials. If a user is signing into an on-premises application, the Multi-Factor Server that is installed at the customer's site intercepts the authentication request.

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Authentication requests can be differentiated based on the location and the device trust level, such as managed (isManaged) or compliant (isCompliant).

First, it checks the username and password against the user directory. If the correct credentials are entered, a request is sent to the MFA cloud service. The service sends the authentication request to the user's phone. Once the user has been authenticated, they are instantly signed into the application. There are a number of ways to configure the service to secure cloud apps. First, the on-premises multi-factor server can be used with Active Directory Federation Services, or any other SAML application for single sign-in to cloud applications.

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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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