Managing User Properties In Azure AD

Why Azure Active Directory?

Suppose you have a large organization with a lot of developers. Some Azure services must be available to all developers for them to perform their responsibilities. When the administrator gives them a unique username and password for each service, they can access services like databases, virtual machines, or Azure storage services. It might be challenging for administrators and employees to manage many user logins at once....

Who uses Active Directory?

IT administrators: Based on their organizational needs, administrators can utilize Azure AD to manage access to applications and Azure resources. Developers: With the help of Azure AD, developers may add functionality to the applications they create, such as SSO capability. Users: The ability to maintain identities and perform maintenance tasks like self-service password reset is provided to users. Online Service Subscribers: Azure AD is already being used by Microsoft 365 online subscribers to log into their accounts....

What is Windows Active Directory?

Windows Active Directory (AD) is a directory service developed by Microsoft for Windows domain networks. It is included in most Windows Server operating systems as a set of processes and services. The primary purpose of Active Directory is to manage permissions and access to networked resources....

How Does Azure Active Directory Work?

Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) simplifies identity and access management in the cloud. Users authenticate with Azure AD credentials, enabling secure access to applications and services. Single sign-on (SSO) streamlines user experience by allowing access to multiple resources with one login. Robust security features like multifactor authentication (MFA) and access policies ensure secure access control. Azure AD Connect facilitates seamless integration between on-premises and cloud environments for unified identity management....

How is Azure AD structured?

Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) is structured as a cloud-based directory and identity management service with a flat hierarchy. It organizes resources into tenants, where each tenant represents a dedicated and isolated instance of Azure AD. Within a tenant, users, groups, and applications are managed. Users are individual accounts, groups are collections of users, and applications are registered entities that Azure AD can authenticate. Additionally, administrators can set up roles and permissions to control access and enforce policies across these resources....

Steps to Configure Azure AD(Users, Roles, And Groups)

Step 1: Login into the Azure console and search for Azure Active Directory as shown in the image below....

Managing User Properties In Azure AD

If the user is already created and you want to make the changes to the users based on the requirements then you can use the edit properties tag to make the changes according to your requirements as shown in the steps below....

Users, Groups, and Roles

Users, Groups, And Roles are three features that play a major role while coming to Azure Active Directory by which you can create a user or add the users to the groups and assign the roles to groups, users, and services....

Difference Between Windows and Azure AD

Active Directory Azure Active Directory Azure Directory is used to maintain the permissions and users’ other requirements on the on-premises by using a local network. Azure Active Directory is used to maintain the permissions to the users and applications within the cloud with the help of a cloud network. By using the group policies you can administrators can maintain the permissions across the network Azure Active Directory servers as an Identity Provider for the Azure Cloud. The Azure Directory will have more features than the Azure Active Directory Azure Active Directory will have fewer features when compared to the Azure Directory but it was highly available with more scalability....

Azure Active Directory Considerations

Here are the top considerations for the Azure active directory....

Features Of Azure Active Directory

Some features of Azure Active Directory are lisred below:...

Security of Azure Active Directory

Azure Active Directory is like an IAM(Identity Access Management) which is used to manage the permissions of users and applications and services. Following are some securities that will be followed by Azure Active Directory....

Common Attacks Against Azure AD

Common attacks against Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) include phishing, brute force attacks, password spray attacks, token theft, and privilege escalation. These attacks aim to compromise user credentials, exploit vulnerabilities, or gain unauthorized access to sensitive data within Azure AD. Organizations must implement robust security measures such as multifactor authentication (MFA), strong password policies, regular security assessments, and monitoring to mitigate the risk of such attacks and safeguard their Azure AD environment....

Pricing Of Azure Active Directory

The Azure Active Directory will come with the plan you are going to purchase depending on the plan you are going to get the features access to use some of them....

Benefits Of Using Azure AD

Data Protection: The protection of data will be increased by using Azure AD it will restrict the users, and services from accessing the resources which are available in Azure Cloud without permission. Remote Access: Once you created the user and give the credentials to the employee he can access Microsoft Azure from anywhere in the world without any threats. Easy Reset of Password: Azure AD will allow users to reset their password without any help from the IT desk by following some simple steps. Identity Protection and Grovence: Azure AD will protect unusual logins you can manage the user accounts of multiple employees from a single place. Cost: Azure AD will charge only for the service you are going to use you can purchase the subscription plan based on your organization’s needs....

Azure Active Directory – FAQs

What are the 4 Types of Azure AD?...