Manage Azure identities and governance Flashcards
Manage Azure AD users and groups, access to resources, subscriptions/governance
What technological need did Microsoft Entra ID (fka Azure AD) fulfill?
It came about because people needed an internet friendly way to authenticate on the open internet,
which others suck at.
It is primarily identity and access management in the public internet
How can businesses maintain an on premise directory which is applied in azure?
They use Active Directory (AD) and sync it with Microsoft Entra ID via an on-premises computer that runs the Microsoft Entra Connect sync service.
How are Microsoft Entra ID non-free tiers charged?
Costs are incurred per user per month
What does Microsoft Entra ID P1 get you compared to the free version?
P1 is intended for small businesses and adds:
- Conditional Access
- RBAC
- Group management (e.g. dynamic groups)
- password policies, self service stuff (password changes, advanced security reports
- Advanced Security & usage reports
- Cross tenant sync
- Session lifecycle management
What does Microsoft Entra ID P2 get you compared to P1?
- Risk based conditional access
What does Microsoft Entra ID Suite get you compared to P1 & P2?
Risk based access control, which is Access control policies can be applied to protect organizations when a sign-in or user is detected to be at risk. There is sign in risk and user risk protection signals.
What do you get with the free Microsoft Entra ID tier?
Support multifactor authentication, SSO unlimited across any SaaS app, basic reports, self-service password change for cloud users, and single sign-on across Azure, Microsoft 365, and many popular SaaS apps.
Manage users and groups in the cloud.
Sync your on-premises directory with Microsoft Entra ID.
What is conditional access in Microsoft Entra ID?
if-then statements; if a user wants to access a resource, then they must complete an action. For example: If a user wants to access an application or service like Microsoft 365, then they must perform multifactor authentication to gain access.
What is risk based conditional access?
