Category: AWS/Azure/OpenShift

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Guide on federating ADFS with Azure Active Directory

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Guide on federating ADFS with Azure Active Directory

Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) is a Single Sign-On solution developed by Microsoft and provides users with authenticated access to applications that are not capable of using Integrated Windows Authentication (IWA) through Active Directory (AD). Take a look at this article to see various options that are possible for Integrating Azure Active Directory with on-Premise…

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Methods for Integrating Azure Active Directory with on-Premise Active Directory

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Methods for Integrating Azure Active Directory with on-Premise Active Directory

In this article, we will learn the methods for Integrating Azure Active Directory with on-Premise Active Directory. Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) is a multi-tenant, cloud-based identity and access management service. Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) offers single sign-on (SSO) and multi-factor authentication. See the following articles for Azure AD Pass-Through Authentication with on-Premise AD, reasons to…

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Microsoft Azure Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)

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Microsoft Azure Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)

Due to the increase in cybercrime, it is very vital to adopt appropriate security measures to prevent (stall) these threats. Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), also known as Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) can help us overcome this by preventing unauthorized access to your application. Microsoft Azure Multi-Factor Authentication helps safeguard access to data and applications by providing an…

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Azure Active Directory: Why do I need to deploy Azure AD?

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Azure Active Directory: Why do I need to deploy Azure AD?

Azure Active Directory (AAD) is a Microsoft cloud-based multi-tenant directory and provides identity and access management capabilities in the cloud. It provides MFA to help protect users from 99.9% of cybersecurity attacks. This is the backbone of the Office 365 system, and it can sync with on-premise Active Directory and provide authentication to other cloud-based…

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Integrating on-premise AD with Azure Active Directory and MFA

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Integrating on-premise AD with Azure Active Directory and MFA

This articles describes “What you need to know before integrating on-premise AD with Azure Active Directory and MFA”. Azure Active Directory (AAD) is a Cloud Identity and Access Management solution that provides directory services, application access management, and advanced identity protection. Its single sign-on (SSO) and Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) capability help protect employees from cyberattacks….

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Azure CLI commands: How to use Azure Command-line Interface

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Azure CLI commands: How to use Azure Command-line Interface

Azure AD is a service that provides identity and access management capabilities in the cloud. With Pass-through Authentication, users are able to sign in to both on-premises and cloud-based applications using the same credentials. Below are some important Commands to manage Azure resources. Mastering these commands will make administering your tasks on Azure flawless. Please…

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AWS Command-Line Interface: How to configure AWS CLI [Part 1]

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AWS Command-Line Interface: How to configure AWS CLI [Part 1]

The AWS Command Line Interface (CLI) is a unified tool to manage your AWS services. With just one tool to download and configure, you can control multiple AWS services from the command line and automate them through scripts. The AWS CLI v2 offers several new features including improved installers, new configuration options such as AWS…

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Get Started with OpsWorks for Chef Automate

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Get Started with OpsWorks for Chef Automate

AWS OpsWorks for Chef Automate provides a fully managed Chef Automate server and suite of automation tools that give you workflow automation for continuous deployment, automated testing for compliance and security, and a user interface that gives you visibility into your nodes and their status Provision a Chef Automate Server in AWS. Follow this link https://aws.amazon.com/opsworks/chefautomate/ and ‘click on get Started…

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How to setup SPF and TXT Records in AWS

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How to setup SPF and TXT Records in AWS

An SPF record is a TXT record that is part of a domain’s DNS zone file. The TXT record specifies a list of authorized hostnames/IP addresses that mail can originate from for a given domain name. Kindly refer to the following similar guides: How to add a custom domain name to Azure Active Directory, and…

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Error importing OVA file to AWS: Client error saved empty is empty

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Error importing OVA file to AWS: Client error saved empty is empty

An OVA file is an Open Virtualization Appliance that contains a compressed, “installable” version of a virtual machine. When you open an OVA file it extracts the VM and imports it into whatever virtualization software you have installed on your computer. In this article, we shall discuss “Error importing OVA file to AWS: Client error saved empty is empty”….

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View Scheduled Events on AW using AWS Web Console and CLI

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View Scheduled Events on AW using AWS Web Console and CLI

In this article, you will learn how to View Scheduled Events on AW using AWS Web Console and CLI. AWS can schedule events for your instances such as a reboot, stop/start, or retirement. Please see How to find out who restarted Windows Server, the Various methods to launch the Event Viewer, and “How to detect…

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