Up:: Microsoft Azure Developer Associate AZ-204 2023

Azure Active Directory

Azure AD

• 06:18:31 Introduction to Azure AD

  • Cloud based identity and access management service
  • Use Cases
  • Terminology
    • Domain
      • Logical grouping of AD objects
    • Domain Controller
      • server that authenticates user identities and authorizes their access to resources
    • Domain Computer
      • registered with a central authentication database.
      • AD Object
    • AD Objects
      • basic element of Active Directory
        • Users
        • Groups
        • Printers
        • Computers
        • Shared Folders
    • Group Policy Object (GPO)
      • Virtual collection of policy settings.
    • Organization Units (OU)
      • Subdivision within an active directory which you can place users, groups, computers and other organizational units.
    • Directory Service
      • Provides methods for storing directory data
      • runs on domain controller
  • Active Directory Tenant
    • represents an organization
    • is a dedicated Azure AD Service instance
    • is automatically created when you sign up for
      • Microsoft Azure
      • Microsoft Intune
      • Microsoft 365
    • is distinct and separate from other Azure AD tenants
  • Active Directory Domain Services
    • Some cases you want to setup your own domain controller
    • When doing a lift and shift from on prem to ms azure and migrating AD, Azure AD does not support some domain services
    • AD DS provides managed domain services
      • Domain joins
      • Group Policies
      • Lightweight directory access protocol (LDAP)
      • Kerberos / NTLM authentication
    • use without the need to deploy, manage and patch domain controllers in the cloud
  • Azure AD Connect
    • Used for connect your on prem AD to your Azure Account
    • Features
      • Password hash sync - sign-in method, sync a hash of a users on-prem AD password with Azure AD
      • Pass-through authentication - sign-in method, allows users to use the same password on prem and in the cloud
      • Federation integration - hybrid environment using an on-prem AD FS infrastructure for certificate renewal
      • Synchronization - Responsible for creating users, groups and other objects, ensures on prem and cloud data matches.
      • Health Monitoring - Azure AD Connect Health
  • Active Directory Users
    • identity for a person or employee
    • has login credentials and can use them to log into the Azure Portal
    • You can
      • Assign roles and administrative roles to users
      • Add users to groups
      • enforce authentication methods such as MFA
      • track user sign ins
      • track devices users logged in from and allow or deny devices
      • Assign Microsoft licenses
    • Two kinds of users:
      • Users
      • Guest Users
  • Active Directory Groups
    • Lets the resource owner assign a set of access permission to all members of a group, instead of having to provide the rights one-by-one.
    • Contains:
      • Owners - can add and remove users
      • Members - permission to do things
    • Assignment
      • can assign roles directly to a group
      • can assign applications directory to a group
    • Request to Join Groups
      • let users find their own groups to join
      • can be set up to require approval or automatically accept all users that join
  • AD Assign Access Rights
    • Four ways to assign resource access rights
      • Direct assignment
      • Group assignment
      • Rule-based assignment
      • External authority assignment
  • External identities
    • allow people outside org to access apps and resources

• 06:31:02 Create a tenant Follow Along

• 06:33:56 Upgrade License Follow Along

• 06:36:41 User and Groups Follow Along

• 06:40:19 Guest Users Follow Along

• 06:42:34 Mass Import Follow Along

• 06:45:27 MFA Follow Along

• 06:49:33 Self-service reset Password Follow Along

• 06:52:04 Azure Active Directory Cheat sheet

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