Azure Active Directory
Azure Active Directory or Azure AD a multi-tenant cloud based directory and identity management service developed by Microsoft.
Azure AD also includes a full suite of identity management capabilities including:
- Multi-factor authentication
- Device registration
- Self-service password management
- Self-service group management
- Privileged account management
- Role based access control
- Application usage monitoring
- Rich auditing
- Security monitoring and alerting
Azure AD can be integrated with an existing Windows Server Active Directory, giving organizations the ability to leverage their existing on-premises identities to manage access to cloud based SaaS applications. An organization is also able to easy implement Single Sign-On an multi factor authentication through Azure AD without adding third party software into their environment.
After this chapter you will know how to setup Azure AD and Azure Connect. You will also able to design a high available infrastructure for identity replication...
