Apprentice Level

Introduction to Azure Active Directory

By Henry Been

This course explores what Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) is and how you can use it in your own environments.

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3.2 hours

45 Lessons
1 Course Quiz

About the course

In this course, Introduction to Azure Active Directory, you’ll learn about Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) and the capabilities it has to offer. First, you’ll explore what Azure AD is and how it is positioned within the Microsoft cloud ecosystem. Next, you’ll discover how to manage users, groups, and service principals using Azure AD. Finally, you’ll establish a high-level understanding of the many other capabilities that Azure AD offers. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have all the knowledge needed to position Azure AD in your own environments and have the strong foundation needed to to dive into the more specific capabilities of Azure AD.

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Chapter 1 1 Lesson Introduction 3:03

Course Introduction
3:03
Chapter 2 9 Lessons About Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) 35:11

Introduction
1:13

Azure AD Capabilities Overview
5:17

Relating Azure AD to Other Microsoft Cloud Offerings
4:34

Interacting with Azure AD
3:51

Creating a Tenant
5:23

Adding Domains
5:02

Understanding Licensing
4:17

Azure AD and Microsoft Entra
4:36

Summary
0:58
Chapter 3 10 Lessons User Identities 49:06

Introduction
1:26

Authentication, Authorization, and Single Sign-On
6:25

Managing Users
5:57

Inviting Guest Users
5:42

Managing Groups
8:02

Assigning Roles
5:31

Providing Self-Service Capabilities
4:03

Multi-Factor Authentication
4:38

Configuring Conditional Access Policies
6:10

Summary
1:12
Chapter 4 4 Lessons System Identities 18:03

Introduction
0:33

Creating App Registrations
10:33

Managing Enterprise Applications
5:46

Summary
1:11
Chapter 5 8 Lessons Staying in Control 32:42

Introduction
1:38

Locking Down Global Administrator
5:14

Delegating Control Using Administrative Units
4:16

Providing Just-in-Time Authorizations Using Privileged Identity Management
4:17

Assigning Owners to Objects
4:31

Performing Access Reviews
4:55

Working with Access Packages
6:45

Summary
1:06
Chapter 6 6 Lessons Monitoring 21:01

Introduction
1:04

Querying the Audit Logs
5:21

Retaining the Audit Logs Indefinitely
4:02

Understanding User and Sign-In Risk Score
5:10

Adding Microsoft Sentinel
4:20

Summary
1:04
Chapter 7 5 Lessons Hybrid Configurations 15:51

Introduction
0:52

Azure AD vs. Windows Active Directory
5:41

Configuring Azure AD Connect
5:19

Understanding Domain Services
3:10

Summary
0:49
Chapter 8 3 Lessons Wrapping Up 19:34

Course Summary
3:19

What's Next and Thank You
1:15

Introduction to Azure Active Directory
15:00 Quiz

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Introduction to Azure Active Directory

About the course

Course Introduction

Introduction

Azure AD Capabilities Overview

Relating Azure AD to Other Microsoft Cloud Offerings

Interacting with Azure AD

Creating a Tenant

Adding Domains

Understanding Licensing

Azure AD and Microsoft Entra

Summary

Introduction

Authentication, Authorization, and Single Sign-On

Managing Users

Inviting Guest Users

Managing Groups

Assigning Roles

Providing Self-Service Capabilities

Multi-Factor Authentication

Configuring Conditional Access Policies

Summary

Introduction

Creating App Registrations

Managing Enterprise Applications

Summary

Introduction

Locking Down Global Administrator

Delegating Control Using Administrative Units

Providing Just-in-Time Authorizations Using Privileged Identity Management

Assigning Owners to Objects

Performing Access Reviews

Working with Access Packages

Summary

Introduction

Querying the Audit Logs

Retaining the Audit Logs Indefinitely

Understanding User and Sign-In Risk Score

Adding Microsoft Sentinel

Summary

Introduction

Azure AD vs. Windows Active Directory

Configuring Azure AD Connect

Understanding Domain Services

Summary

Course Summary

What's Next and Thank You

Introduction to Azure Active Directory

Practice alongside courses in Cloud Playground

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