Technical requirements
Given the expansive nature of Microsoft 365 and its associated ecosystem, setting up and optimizing MDI demands specific prerequisites. These requirements are essential for ensuring seamless integration and functionality within the Microsoft 365 framework, catering to both security needs and operational efficiency.
You will require the following:
- A Microsoft tenant
- A Microsoft subscription that includes Microsoft Defender for Identity, such as Microsoft 365 E5 or Microsoft 365 E3 + E5 Security
- Basic Microsoft 365 knowledge
- Active Directory knowledge
- A virtual or physical server environment with Active Directory installed and configured:
- Optional: Active Directory Federation Services and Active Directory Certificate Services installed and configured
- Basic PowerShell knowledge
- Basic networking knowledge
- Optional: If you want to follow along with proxy setup and configuration, you need one or two virtual machines with Ubuntu...
