Mastering Identity and Access Management with Microsoft Azure - Second Edition

Start empowering users and protecting corporate data while managing identities and access with Microsoft Azure in different environmentsKey FeaturesUnderstand how to identify and manage business drivers during transitionsExplore Microsoft Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) solutionOver 40 playbooks to support your learning process with practical guidelinesBook DescriptionMicrosoft Azure and its Identity and access management are at the heart of Microsofts software as service products including Office 365 Dynamics CRM and Enterprise Mobility Management. It is crucial to master Microsoft Azure in order to be able to work with the Microsoft Cloud effectively.You’ll begin by identifying the benefits of Microsoft Azure in the field of identity and access management. Working through the functionality of identity and access management as a service you will get a full overview of the Microsoft strategy. Understanding identity synchronization will help you to provide a well-managed identity. Project scenarios and examples will enable you to understand troubleshoot and develop on essential authentication protocols and publishing scenarios. Finally you will acquire a thorough understanding of Microsoft Information protection technologies.What you will learnApply technical descriptions to your business needs and deploymentsManage cloud-only simple and complex hybrid environmentsApply correct and efficient monitoring and identity protection strategiesDesign and deploy custom Identity and access management solutionsBuild a complete identity and access management life cycleUnderstand authentication and application publishing mechanismsUse and understand the most crucial identity synchronization scenariosImplement a suitable information protection strategyWho this book is forThis book is a perfect companion for developers cyber security specialists system and security engineers IT consultants/architects and system administrators who are looking for perfectly up–to-date hybrid and cloud-only scenarios. You should have some understanding of security solutions Active Directory access privileges/rights and authentication methods. Programming knowledge is not required but can be helpful for using PowerShell or working with APIs to customize your solutions.