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How to add and verify a custom domain name to Azure Active Directory

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How to add and verify a custom domain name to Azure Active Directory

After you create your directory, you can add your custom domain name. Every new AAD tenant comes with an initial domain name, <domainname>.onmicrosoft.com. You can’t change or delete the initial domain name, but you can add your organization’s names. Adding custom domain names helps you to create user names that are familiar to your users, such…

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AWS/Azure/OpenShift

Microsoft Azure Active Directory: How to setup Azure AD Tenant

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Microsoft Azure Active Directory: How to setup Azure AD Tenant

Azure tenant is a dedicated and trusted instance of Azure Active Directory (AD) that’s automatically created when your organization signs up for a Microsoft cloud service subscription, such as Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Intune, or Office 365. An Azure tenant represents a single organization. Therefore, in order to use Azure AD, you must become a “tenant” within…

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AWS/Azure/OpenShift

How to install and Update Azure PowerShell on your Windows PC

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How to install and Update Azure PowerShell on your Windows PC

Here are the steps to install the Azure PowerShell module on Windows.– Install the Azure PowerShell modules using PowerShellGet (best method).– By installing (importing) windows module for PowerShell– By installing Azure PowerShell modules with the MSI Note: Azure PowerShell is also available in Azure Cloud Shell and is now preinstalled in Docker images. Example 1:…

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AWS/Azure/OpenShift

How to scale up and scale out on Azure

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How to scale up and scale out on Azure

In this article, we will learn How to scale up and scale out on Azure. The following terms “scaling up” and “scaling out” are usually used in cloud environments. The cover image of this blog post clearly differentiates both terms as well. Please see How to deploy WordPress on Azure App Service, How to Add and Format…

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AWS/Azure/OpenShift

Azure Active Directory integration with on-premise AD using PTA

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Azure Active Directory integration with on-premise AD using PTA

In this guide, you shall learn how Pass-Through Authentication works: Azure Active Directory integration with on-premise AD using PTA. Azure Active Directory (AAD) is a Microsoft cloud-based multi-tenant directory that provides identity and access management capabilities in the cloud. It provides MFA to help protect users from 99.9% of cybersecurity attacks. Please, see Unicode Manipulation:…

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AWS/Azure/OpenShift

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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AWS/Azure/OpenShift

Rolling out Multi-factor Authentication – Recommendations

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Rolling out Multi-factor Authentication – Recommendations

In this article, we shall discuss the recommendations for “Rolling out Multi-factor Authentication”. The need to have Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) implemented cannot be overemphasized. From leaked and phished accounts etc., there is a super-effective solution for protecting our accounts. Please see Creating IAM Users, Adding MFA and Policies on AWS, MFA on Root Account: Create…

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Security | Vulnerability Scans and Assessment

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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AWS/Azure/OpenShift

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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AWS/Azure/OpenShift

All you need to know before deploying Windows Hello for Business Key and Certificate Trust

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All you need to know before deploying Windows Hello for Business Key and Certificate Trust

Windows Hello for Business is a modern two-factor authentication that replaces password authentication on devices. This authentication consists of a new type of user credential that is tied to a device and uses a biometric or PIN. This guide will discuss All you need to know before deploying Windows Hello for Business Key and Certificate…

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Windows

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/Azure/OpenShift

WordPress site on Azure: How to create a website hosted in Azure

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WordPress site on Azure: How to create a website hosted in Azure

WordPress is a free and open-source content management system written in PHP and paired with a MySQL or MariaDB database. In this guide, I will be using one of the WordPress applications and this article was performed in a sandbox on the Microsoft learning platform as shown here. Microsoft Azure Web Sites is a cloud computing-based…

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Oracle/MSSQL/MySQL

Pass-Through Authentication Authentication and ADFS environment setup on Hyper-V for Hybrid Identity integration

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Pass-Through Authentication Authentication and ADFS environment setup on Hyper-V for Hybrid Identity integration

Microsoft’s identity solutions span on-premises and cloud-based capabilities, creating a single user identity for authentication and authorization to all resources, regardless of location. We call this hybrid identity. In this project, I will be setting up two (2) test Domain Controllers (Dc), Windows 10 PCs for the test, and ADFS Server to ensure users are…

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Virtualization