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...
