Technical requirements
The completion of Chapter 2 is a prerequisite for this section, and as a reminder, you also require the following:
- Microsoft tenant
- A Microsoft subscription that includes MDI, 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 (AD FS), Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) and Entra Connect installed and configured
- Basic PowerShell knowledge:
- Windows PowerShell 5.1 or PowerShell 7.4 or later
- Basic networking knowledge
All the code examples for this chapter can be found on GitHub at https://github.com/PacktPublishing/Microsoft-Defender-for-Identity-in-Depth/tree/main/Chapter03.