Azure Security AD-General Info Flashcards
What is Azure AD and how does it compare to on-prem AD DS?
Azure AD -active directory allows us to perform active directory services in Azure and offers SSO functionality and it does sync with on-prem AD DS services.
What are the benefits of using Az AD?
Az AD provides us with MFA, PIM, RBAC and multiple other features and capabilities.
How many products are there with Az AD?
There is the free tier, MS 365 and the two Premium tiers P1 and P2 .
What additional features does Premium P2 offer?
The premium P2 offers PIM -privilege identity management, risk mitigation conditional access.
How is Az AD different from AD DS and what protocols does it support?
Az AD does not support LDAP, it can support API requests,Az AD supports Open ID, SAML for auth and OAUTH for authorization.
What is the highest level of Admin role and how many should we have?
The highest level of admin role is Global Admin and ideally we should have two Global admins.
Explain why has the identity layer become so important in auth and authorisation?
Now that we have hybrid topologies and modern networks with most apps being SAAS we require the access to our apps and services to be controlled at the users workstations.
What is Az AD DS ?
Az AD DS is the same as Windows Server AD DS on prem as it is a Az managed service so we cannot create it and it syncs with on prem AD services and Az AD.
Does AZ AD INTEGRATE with AZ AD DS?
Yes, you can sync and integrate AZ AD with AZ AD DS.
Is AZ AD DS service a Az managed service?
Yes, AZ AD DS is a fully managed service from Azure.
What is Az AD Connect?
Az AD Connect lets us connect and sync both on-prem and Az AD .
How many groups are there with Az AD?
There is two groups the SECURITY GROUP and the M 365 GROUP.
Name the different ways that I can assign group access rights?
group access rights can be assigned statically or dynamically with predefined policy.
What is a AZ admin unit?
an administrative unit is a group of users or groups.
Is there any benefit in using passwordless method of connectivity?
yes , not having to remember passwords is convenient and much safer .
what is Password hash synchronization?
pwd hash sync allows me to sync my pwd onprem with my pwd in Az.
what is AD FS and why would I use it?
AD Federation services allows me to use onprem AD FS to authenticate users for hybrid networks.
What does Az health monitoring do?
AZ Health monitoring monitors the health for the AZ AD Connect.
What do I need to do to setup AZ AD CONNECT?
To setup AZ AD Connect I need to add agents to onprem servers.
List the three way that I can authenticate using AZ AD?
using AZ AD I can authenticate using AZ AD just in the cloud, or AZ AD and AD FS for federation or password protection with hash sync and passthru.