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Users and groups management
From the course: Microsoft Entra ID: Basics
Users and groups management
- [Instructor] The next step in onboarding onto Azure AD is to manage users and groups. All objects in Azure AD are revamped for cloud readiness, regardless of whether the objects are created in the cloud or synchronized from on premises through AD Connect. Objects that are native to the cloud are already compatible with it. But those that are synchronized are appended with the necessary attributes after synchronization to make them cloud ready. There are three main types of users in Azure AD: federated, synchronized and cloud-only. This categorization is based on two factors. One, the scope of operation of these accounts and, two, where the authentication takes place. Let me explain. You get federated users in Azure AD from environments where both ADDS and ADFS are present on premises and users are synchronized to the cloud using AD Connect. The scope of operation of such accounts encompasses both environments, which means federated users can access resources on the cloud as well as…
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Identity and access2m 15s
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Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) overview5m 20s
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Microsoft Entra Connect (formerly Azure AD Connect) deployment2m 16s
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Users and groups management4m 12s
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External users management2m 38s
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Managed identities2m 57s
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Application platform3m 44s
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Device management2m 32s
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Entra ID security6m 42s
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Entra ID administration3m 20s
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