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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…
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How to Sync On-Premises Active Directory Attributes with Azure AD

April 29, 2024
In today’s world, synchronising various systems is important for seamless operations. It helps to share information between them, making work easier and faster. Without it, there could be mistakes, delays, and problems accessing the latest data, which can slow down business and cause issues.On-premises Active directory (AD) serves as a main hub for user management in many organizations…
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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…
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How Azure AD Pass-Through Authentication strengthens your security

April 27, 2024
What is Pass-Through Authentication (PTA) in Azure AD Connect? In Azure Active Directory (AD), now known as Microsoft Entra ID, pass-through authentication is a type of hybrid authentication method where users sign-in to applications on-premises and cloud with the same password. This way, users are less likely to forget their credentials and have lesser needs to run back to IT support, saving IT…
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Azure Active DirectoryAzure AD Best practices

Streamlining SSO with Azure AD Connect Synchronization

April 27, 2024
Understanding password hash synchronization: Password hash synchronization involves storing passwords as a fixed-size string of characters, known as a hash value. It is a one-way process, which means the original data can’t be derived from the hash. When you enter your plaintext password, it is hashed and compared with the stored hash for authentication.This mechanism ensures that your…
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Mastering Azure AD B2B integration for external collaboration

April 27, 2024
Why Azure Active Directory (AD) connect and Azure B2B integration is necessary? In today’s interconnected corporate environment, successful collaboration with stakeholders and external partners is essential. Therefore, a robust structure that ensures efficiency and security, and enables continuous resource sharing is necessary. Azure Active Directory B2B and Azure Active Directory Connect…
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Azure AD Connect: Advanced filtering for synchronization

April 27, 2024
This guide delves into the Azure AD Connect filtering options, showcasing how these settings can optimize synchronization and security within your organization. Azure AD-Connect is a tool that connects on-prem identities to Microsoft Azure AD. It has numerous features to offer, some being synchronization, integration, and authentication. Here, synchronization is significantly more popular than the…
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Understanding Tombstone Objects in Active Directory

April 27, 2024
The tombstone object: What is it? Imagine accidentally deleting a user account in active directory. A tombstone object steps in, holding significant information like the deleted object’s unique identifier and security details. An object that is deleted from active directory is not eliminated from the database; rather, AD creates an object that is simpler and is referred to as a…
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Essential practices for remote access data security

April 27, 2024
Why you should ensure data security in remote access? As more employees opt for remote work, ensuring strong data security practices becomes vital for any organization. However, the remote work environment has given adversaries an easy target. Employees without sufficient knowledge of data security can fall victim to phishing, ransomware, or malware injections. To prevent your network from being…
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