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Product type Paperback

Published in Sep 2016

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781785889448

Length 692 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

PowerShell

Tools

Azure

Concepts

Networking

Authors (2):

Jochen Nickel

Preface

1. Getting Started with a Cloud-Only Scenario FREE CHAPTER

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

For providing password management capabilities, there are four main feature sets available in a hybrid scenario:

Self-Service Password Reset and Account unlock, MIM 2016
Password Change Notification Service to synchronize the actual AD password to different repositories, MIM 2016
Password Update functionality, ADFS 3.0 and ADFS 4.0
Password Self-Service Change, Reset and Account unlock, and AAD

The following figure shows the different capabilities in solution architecture:

What happens when a user resets their password in the cloud?

Check if password write-back services are running. If yes, proceed
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The service checks that a user has a valid license assigned.
The user reaches the password reset screen and then enters the new password
The password is encrypted with a public key created for the process
The password is sent through HTTPS to the tenant bus relay
The connector password reset endpoint looks for the user object in the AD Connector Space through...