Chapter 6: Describing the Authentication and Access Management Capabilities of Azure AD
In the previous chapter, we covered the principles and concepts that make up identity services in the cloud and the services that Azure provides for managing identity, including an introduction to Azure Active Directory (Azure AD). In this chapter, you will gain a greater understanding of Azure AD and how it is used to manage and protect identities within the cloud and hybrid infrastructures.
In this chapter, we're going to cover the following main topics:
- Describing Azure AD
- Describing the types of identities in Azure AD
- Describing how hybrid identity works within Azure AD
- Describing how external users and groups are used in Azure AD
- Describing the different ways in which to protect identity in Azure AD
