Need To Configure Azure Active Directory

Uses of Azure AD

Service like Skype, Outlook and OneDrive. Services used by organizations such as Teams, Office 365 and SharePoint. To connect to Azure to access Resource Groups, Subscriptions, Virtual Machines etc. Used by Web Developers to secure access to web services and applications....

Benefits of Using an Identity Provider

User only needs to remember single set of credentials. Management of users becomes centralized as it can be done in Azure itself. High level of security is provided by Microsoft. Additional features like Multi Factor Authentication(MFA), Single sign-on and Role Based Access Control (RBAC) are provided by Azure....

Need To Configure Azure Active Directory

Azure AD needs to be configured in order to manage access and authentication to resources and applications in Azure.A scenario where we need to configire Azure Ad can be that when we create a new user in Microsoft Azure, the default role of this user is User and hence this user can’t perform all the actions that are possible in Azure. But, this user can create his own Azure Acitve Directory to be able to do almost everything in Azure....

Creating a New User in Azure Active Directory

Step 1: Navigate to your Azure portal....

Creating a New Azure Active Directory

Step 1: Navigate to your Azure portal and click on Create a Resource option....