azure_active_directory

  • Azure active directory is different from Windows active directory.
  • AD connect can be used to synchronize the users on premise to allow single sign on operation.
  • Azure active directory is the center for Auth and identity in azure.

Azure AD Tenant

  • User → login to portal
  • Tenant → Every user must have at least 1 tenant but can have many.
  • Creating azure tenant is free.
  • Tenant need to have azure subscription.
  • Don’t create resource in another tenant, you will be charged extra as only one free trial account is allowed.

Roles:

  • Global admin - Top level
  • Admin permissions.
  • there are more than 500 roles (approx)

Create a tenant

  • use for testing purpose of security related content.
  • Select Azure AD (b2c) for FB, google login etc.

Give your domain here: It will be used for login like sid@azureusergroup.onmicrosoft.com

  • Datacenter location means the user data will not leave that location.
  • It takes around 15mins to create a tenant.
  • Now we have the Azure User Group.
  • For permissions, go to app registrations.

Microsoft Identity

  • Tenant means a User Group.