Company Branding- Understanding Azure Active Directory

The Company Branding section allows you to set up custom text and graphics that your users will see when they sign into Azure AD. This allows your organization to set up their logo and custom color schemes. Organizations can provide a consistent look and feel for their users when they sign into their Azure AD …

Appearance + Startup Views- Introduction to Microsoft Azure

The Appearance + Startup Views pane has two sections: the Appearance section and the Startup Views section (shown in Figure 9.26). The Appearance section allows you to change menu behavior and the color theme, and specify whether you’d like to use a high- contrast theme. The Startup Views section allows you to set up the …

Understanding Filesystems- Configuring Storage

When we begin the discussion about understanding Windows filesystems, we have to first think about how the Windows Server 2022 machine will be used. There are four supported filesystems: FAT, FAT32, NTFS, and ReFS. FAT and FAT32 partitions may not always be an available option. As you can see in Figure 11.1, all four filesystems …

Self- Service Password Reset- Understanding Azure Active Directory

As stated before, the Password Reset section allows you to specify if you want to enable self- service password resets (SSPRs). If you decide to enable this feature, users will be able to reset their own passwords or unlock their accounts. You can choose from three SSPR options: None, Selected, and All Users. If you …

Federation with Azure AD- Understanding Azure Active Directory

To understand what Federation can do for your organization, you must first understand trusts. Federation services (including Active Directory Federation Services [AD FS]) are just trusts on steroids. Understanding what a trust can do for your organization will help you understand why we use Federation. Understanding Trusts Trust relationships make it easier to share security …

Common Identity Scenarios- Understanding Azure Active Directory

Table 10.2 was taken directly from Microsoft’s website, and it shows some of the common hybrid identity and access management scenarios along with their recommendations as to which hybrid identity option would be suitable for each. In Table 10.2, the three headers are abbreviated. Column 2, PHS and SSO, stands for password hash synchronization with …