SC-300 Part 1, Module 1 Flashcards
What is Azure Active Directory (Azure AD)?
Microsoft’s cloud-based identity and access management service, which helps your employees sign in and access:
- External resources
- Internal resources
Azure AD helps your employees sign in and access what kinds of external resources?
External resources such as M365, the Azure portal, and thousands of other Software as a Service (SaaS) applications.
Azure AD helps your employees sign in and access what kinds of internal resources?
Internal resources such as apps on your corporate network and intranet, along with any cloud apps developed by your own organization.
Who is Azure AD intended for?
IT admins, App developers, and subscribers to Microsoft services.
What permissions does the Global Admin have in Azure AD?
- Manage access to all admin features, and to services that federate to Azure AD.
- Assign admin roles to others.
- Reset admin and user passwords.
What permissions does the User Admin have in Azure AD?
- Create/manage users and groups.
- Manage support tickets.
- Monitor service health.
- Change passwords for users, Helpdesk admins, and other User Admins.
What permissions does the Billing Admin have in Azure AD?
- Making purchases.
- Manage subscriptions.
- Manage support tickets.
- Monitors service health.
In the Azure portal, where can you see a list of roles?
On the “Roles and administrators” blade.
Azure roles specify scope at what level?
Scope can be specified at multiple levels:
- Management group
- Subscription
- Resource group
- Resource
Azure AD roles specify scope at what level?
Scope is at the tenant level.
Azure roles info can be accessed using which 5 sources?
- Azure portal
- Azure CLI
- Azure PowerShell
- Azure Resource Manager templates
- REST API
Azure AD roles info can be accessed in:
- Azure admin portal
- Azure AD PowerShell.
- M365 admin center
- MS Graph
“Access management for Azure resources” switch
- Grants the Global Admin the User Access Admin role (an Azure role) on all subscriptions for a particular tenant.
- This enables the user to grant others access to Azure resources.
- Helpful for regaining access to a subscription.
By default, what Azure resources does the Global Admin have access to?
By default, the Global Admin doesn’t have access to Azure resources.
Do Azure AD roles span Azure AD and M365?
Several Azure AD roles span Azure AD and M365, such as the Global Admin and User Admin roles.
Five ways to assign roles within Azure AD
- Assign a role to a user or group.
- Assign a user or group to a role.
- Assign a role to a broad-scope, like a Subscription, Resource Group, or Management Group.
- Assign a role using PowerShell or MSGraph API.
- Assign a role using Privileged Identity Management (PIM).
What are the default restrictions for assigning roles?
There are no built in role assignment restrictions.
How do you create a custom role in Azure AD?
- Roles and administrators blade > New custom role.
2. Provide a name, description, select the permissions, then select Create.
How do you add a new user in Azure AD?
- Select Users > New User.
2. Populate the user’s info. Then select Create.
What is a common method for assigning a role to a user in Azure AD?
- All users blade. Select the user.
- On the user’s profile page, select Assigned roles. Select Add assignments, select the role you want to assign. Select Add.
What is a common method for removing a role in Azure AD?
- Select Users, then select a user.
- Select Assigned roles. Select the name of the role you want to remove.
- Select Remove assignments.
What is a domain name?
A part of the identifier for many Azure AD resources:
- It’s part of a user name or email address for a user,
- Part of the address for a group.
- Sometimes part of the app ID URI for an application.
A domain name is sometimes part of the ___ for an application.
App ID URI
Who can manage domains in Azure AD?
The Global Administrator
How do you set a domain name in Azure AD?
- Select Custom domain names.
- Select a domain name from the list.
- Select “Make primary”.
How many custom domain names can you add to your Azure AD organization?
- You can add up to 900 managed domain names.
- If you’re configuring all your domains for federation with on-premises Active Directory, you can add 450 domain names in each organization.
Where can you verify a subdomain you added to Azure AD?
Either in the Azure AD organization you added the subdomain to, or in a different Azure AD organization.
What do you do after changing the DNS registrar for your custom domain name?
No additional configuration tasks are needed in Azure AD.
What requirements must be met before deleting a custom domain name in Azure AD?
Ensure no resources in your organization rely on the domain name.
- No user has a name, email or proxy address that includes the domain name.
- No group has an email or proxy address that includes the domain name.
- Any application in your Azure AD has an app ID URI that includes the domain name.
What is ForceDelete?
An operation that reverts a domain name to the initial default domain name.
Where can you use the ForceDelete option?
Azure AD Admin Center
MS Graph API
What requirements must be met before using ForceDelete?
- Ensure there are fewer than 1,000 references to the domain name.
- Any references where Exchange is the provisioning service must be updated or removed.
- The domain could not have been purchased via m365 domain subscription services.
- You can’t be a partner administering on behalf of another custom org.
What two things result in an error when using ForceDelete?
- The number of objects to be renamed is greater than 1,000.
* One of the apps to be renamed is a multi-tenant app.
With the proliferation of devices of all shapes and sizes and the bring your own device (BYOD) concept, IT professionals are faced with two somewhat opposing goals:
- Allow end users to be productive wherever and whenever.
* Protect the organization’s assets.
Who owns Azure AD registered devices?
The user or organization.
What is an Azure AD registered device?
A device that’s registered to Azure AD without requiring an additional org account to sign into the device.
What tools are used to manage Azure AD registered devices?
A Mobile Device Management tool (MDM) like Intune.
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What are the key capabilities of Azure AD registered devices?
- SSO to cloud resources.
- Conditional Access when enrolled into Intune.
- Conditional Access via App protection policy.
- Enables Phone sign in with Microsoft Authenticator app.
How are Azure registered devices signed in?
They are signed in using a local account like a Microsoft Account or Windows 10 device, but additionally they have an Azure AD attached for access to org resources.
When can Azure AD device registration take place?
Can occur when accessing a work application for the first time or manually using the Windows 10 Settings menu.
Who owns Azure AD joined devices?
The organization, not the user.
Who can deploy Azure AD joined devices?
Any organization can deploy Azure AD joined devices.
Azure AD joined devices enable access to ____.
Both cloud and on-premises apps and resources.
Who is Azure AD join intended for?
Organizations that want to be cloud-first or cloud-only.
How are Azure AD joined devices managed?
Using a Mobile Device Management (MDM) tool like Intune, or co-managed with Intune and Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager.
How can access to resources by Azure AD joined devices be limited?
Admin can enforce organization-required configurations like requiring that storage be encrypted, password complexity, software installations, and software updates.