Azure services

Step-by-Step Guide to Windows Virtual Desktop (Spring 2020 Release)

I wrote my first article about Windows Virtual Desktop when it was in the preview stage. There were few releases after that and some of the content of that original post is no longer relevant. So, I thought it is time to release a new article to avoid conflicts. Windows Virtual Desktop is a cloud-based desktop and app virtualization service. If you ever worked with on-premises VDI solutions such…
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Step-by-Step Guide: Configure Entra ID lifecycle workflow to trigger mover task on user profile changes

Microsoft Entra Permissions Management – Part 01 – How to onboard Azure Subscription ?

Azure servicesMicrosoft Entra ID

Step-by-Step Guide: Enable secure LDAP (LDAPS) for an Azure Active Directory Domain Services managed domain

In an on-premises Active Directory environment, there can be application or service which required integration with Active Directory. With AD integration, the application can search for AD users, allow login, assign permissions, etc. This integration part is usually done using the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP). By default, traffic over LDAP is not encrypted. Due to the…
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Step-by-Step guide to Microsoft Entra Agent ID – Part 03 – Create Attribute-Driven Conditional Access Policy for Agent Identities

Step-by-Step guide to Microsoft Entra Agent ID – Part 02 - Create Agent identity blueprints and Agent Identities

Microsoft Entra ID

Step-by-Step Guide: Azure Active Directory Password-less authentication using SM

As we know, passwords are no longer strong. In Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (2017), it says, 81% of hacking-related breaches used either stolen or weak passwords. Multi-factor authentication can provide an extra layer of security to the sign-in process but it doesn’t eliminate the requirement for passwords. In one of my previous blog posts, I explain how we can enable Azure Active…
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Step-by-Step guide to Microsoft Entra Agent ID – Part 03 – Create Attribute-Driven Conditional Access Policy for Agent Identities

Step-by-Step guide to Microsoft Entra Agent ID – Part 02 - Create Agent identity blueprints and Agent Identities

Azure servicesMicrosoft Entra ID

Step-by-Step Guide: Azure AD Authentication for Azure Point-to-Site (P2S) VPN (PowerShell Guide)

Azure AD authentication is supported for Azure Point-to-Site (P2S) VPN. This means we can use Azure AD features such as conditional access, user-based policies, Azure MFA with VPN authentication. In this Demo, I am going to demonstrate how to enable Azure AD authentication for Azure P2S VPN. As we go along, we will be working on the following tasks, • Setup Azure point-to-site VPN with native…
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Step-by-Step guide to Microsoft Entra Agent ID – Part 03 – Create Attribute-Driven Conditional Access Policy for Agent Identities

Step-by-Step guide to Microsoft Entra Agent ID – Part 02 - Create Agent identity blueprints and Agent Identities