By making it easier for on-premises directories to synchronise with Azure Active Directory (Azure AD), Azure AD Connect helps enterprises manage hybrid identities throughout their environments. For Azure AD Domain Services to allow hybrid identities, additional configuration steps must be taken during integration with Azure AD Connect. This tutorial offers a thorough tour of setting up Azure AD…
Azure AD Connect is a crucial tool for synchronizing on-premises directories with Azure Active Directory (Azure AD). When dealing with non-routable domain names, such as those used in private network environments, additional configuration steps are necessary to ensure successful synchronization. This guide outlines the process of configuring Azure AD Connect to support non-routable domain…
This is a thorough how-to for setting up Azure AD Connect in a multi-forest setting. You will find detailed instructions for setting up Azure AD Connect so that numerous AD forests are synchronised with Azure AD. We’ll concentrate on making sure that synchronisation runs smoothly across several forests and that their Azure AD environment has a uniform user experience.
What is Azure AD…
Before verifying if a Domain Controller (DC) is a Global Catalog (GC) server, it’s essential to grasp these concepts:
What is a Domain Controller ?
A Domain Controller is a server in a Microsoft Active Directory environment that authenticates and enforces security policies for users and computers.
What is a Global Catalog server ?
A Global Catalog server is a DC that contains a…
How to raise AD forest functional level
May 29, 2024
What are Functional Levels?
An Active Directory functional level determines what capabilities of Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) are available for a particular forest or domain. The functional levels are specified in terms of Windows Server versions, as each version update brings with it a host of new AD DS functionalities. Functional levels have to be specified because their…
Azure Active Directory (Azure AD), currently known as Microsoft Entra ID, is a Microsoft identity and access management service that helps organizations securely manage identities in hybrid and multicloud configurations.
Method 1: Native auditing
Log in to your Microsoft Azure portal using your administrator credentials.
Navigate to Azure Active Directory: You can find this on the sidebar or the…
Why automated user provisioning is crucial in health care institution and here's how you ensure it ✅
May 9, 2024
Why automated user provisioning is crucial in health care institution and here's how you ensure it ✅
Securing access to electronic medical records and clinical apps is of utmost importance in the healthcare sector, especially with ever-evolving compliance regulations. With proper user provisioning and supervisory workflows, IT…
Configure gMSA Defender Identity: Step-by-Step Guide
April 30, 2024
Microsoft Defender for Identity
Formerly known as Azure Advanced Threat Protection (Azure ATP), Defender for Identity is a cloud-based security solution offered by Microsoft to help organizations in identity monitoring with high security, in both on-premises and hybrid environments. With the modern identity threat detection (ITDR), security operation teams in your organization can now prevent…
Azure AD Connect issues: Solutions and troubleshooting
April 30, 2024
What is Azure AD Connect and why do you need it
Azure AD Connect is a tool that deals with linking an organization’s on-prem identity with Azure AD and simplifying identity management across a hybrid or cloud infrastructure. It allows you to provide a unified identity for users with applications integrated with Azure AD. Some of its main features are:
Pass-through authentication
Password…
Azure AD Connect: Setup for cloud-only management
April 29, 2024
In today’s rapidly evolving IT landscape, organizations are increasingly looking to enhance their operations by switching to cloud-based environments. One crucial aspect of this transition is managing user identities and groups effectively in the cloud. Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) offers robust capabilities for cloud identity management, but for organizations with legacy on-premises…
