Managing Azure Active Directory

This section provides comprehensive guidance on managing your Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) tenant, including configuration, administration, and operational best practices.

Key Areas of Azure AD Management

User and Group Management

Learn how to create, manage, and delete users and groups within your Azure AD tenant. This includes understanding different user types, group scopes, and membership management strategies.

• Creating and managing users
• Working with groups (security, Microsoft 365)
• Guest user management

Application Management

Discover how to register, configure, and manage applications that integrate with Azure AD for single sign-on (SSO) and access control. This covers both enterprise applications and custom applications.

• Registering enterprise applications
• Configuring single sign-on (SSO)
• Managing app permissions and consent

Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)

Understand Azure AD roles and how to assign them to users and groups to grant specific permissions for managing Azure AD resources. This is crucial for implementing the principle of least privilege.

• Azure AD built-in roles
• Custom roles in Azure AD
• Assigning roles to users and groups

Security and Governance

Explore the security features and governance capabilities of Azure AD to protect your organization's identity and access. This includes leveraging features like Conditional Access, Identity Protection, and access reviews.

• Configuring Conditional Access policies
• Leveraging Azure AD Identity Protection
• Managing access reviews
• Implementing Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)

Tenant Configuration and Administration

This covers the foundational aspects of setting up and administering your Azure AD tenant, including domain management, branding, and audit logging.

• Managing custom domain names
• Customizing the Azure AD sign-in experience
• Monitoring Azure AD audit logs
• Understanding Azure AD Connect for hybrid identity

Getting Started with Azure AD Management

For new administrators, start with the overview of Azure AD and then move to user and group management. Familiarize yourself with the Azure portal's Azure AD section to navigate effectively.

Further Reading

For more advanced topics and specific scenarios, refer to the official Microsoft documentation on Azure AD.