Microsoft Entra ID

Azure AD Connect Common Issues

When it comes to hybrid AD setup, we have to work with whole different types of issues than on-premises AD environments. Azure AD is a managed service by Microsoft, so there is nothing we can do to manage its health. Therefore, most of the hybrid AD issues are related to connectivity, Directory sync or authentication methods (password hash, pass-through authentication, federated). The main…
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Step-by-Step Guide: Configure Entra ID lifecycle workflow to use Custom Security Attributes

Step-by-Step Guide: Configure Entra ID lifecycle workflow to trigger mover task on user profile changes

Active Directory

Step-by-Step Guide to Active Directory “Protected Users security group”

The Protected Users security group was introduced with Windows Server 2012 R2 and continued in Windows Server 2019. This group was developed to provide better protection for high privileged accounts from credential theft attacks. Members of this group have non-configurable protection applied. In order to use the Protected Users group, PDC should be running with a minimum of Windows Server 2012 R2…
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Mastering Active Directory – 3rd Edition

Step-by-Step Guide: How to sync Custom Active Directory Attributes to Azure AD?