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Introduction to Microsoft Entra ID

Introduction to Microsoft Entra ID - Azure Tutorial

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Introduction to Microsoft Entra ID

- [Instructor] Talking about authentication and authorization in the Azure space, the Azure Active Directory comes as a natural choice to handle this. Azure Active Directory or Azure AD is an identity and access management service that can be used to authenticate and authorize your users for accessing resources on your on-premises environment and the Azure infrastructure. At the onset, we should make it clear that Azure AD is not simply a cloud version of the Windows Server Active Directory, as you'll find out later on. Using the Azure AD, you can regulate access to external resources. This includes the Azure Portal itself, Microsoft Office 365 and other SAS applications. You can also regulate access to internal resources. This includes apps on your corporate network and intranet. Azure AD can also be used for the following. Authentication, verifying the identity of your users, and granting access to applications and…

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