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 External Identities in Azure refer to the identities of users who are not part of your organization's directory or tenant but need access to your organization's resources or applications. These identities typically belong to external users, such as partners, vendors, customers, or contractors, who require access to specific services or applications hosted by your organization. Azure provides several features and services to manage and secure external identities and enable seamless collaboration and access to resources: 1. Azure Active Directory B2B (Business-to-Business):    - Azure AD B2B allows organizations to securely collaborate with external partners by granting them access to resources and applications in their Azure AD tenant. It enables organizations to invite external users to access resources, authenticate using their existing credentials, and collaborate seamlessly while maintaining control over access and security. 2. Azure Active Directory B2C (Business-to-Consum

 Securing your identity infrastructure is crucial for protecting sensitive data, preventing unauthorized access, and ensuring compliance with regulations. Here are some best practices to secure your identity infrastructure: 1. Implement Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA):    - Require users to authenticate using multiple factors, such as passwords and one-time codes sent to their mobile devices. This adds an extra layer of security and makes it harder for attackers to gain unauthorized access. 2. Enforce Strong Password Policies:    - Implement password policies that require users to create strong, complex passwords and regularly change them. Use tools like Azure AD Password Protection to enforce password policies and block common weak passwords. 3. Monitor and Audit Identity Activities:    - Implement logging and auditing mechanisms to track user authentication and authorization activities. Monitor for suspicious login attempts, privilege escalations, and other unauthorized activities,

  Password Hash Sync (PHS) is a feature of Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) Connect, which synchronizes on-premises Active Directory user account passwords to Azure AD. Here's how PHS works in Azure: 1. Initial Configuration: After installing and configuring Azure AD Connect in your on-premises environment, you can enable Password Hash Sync as one of the synchronization options during setup. This option instructs Azure AD Connect to synchronize password hashes from your on-premises Active Directory to Azure AD. 2. Password Hash Synchronization: When a user changes their password in on-premises Active Directory, the password hash (a cryptographic representation of the password) is computed and stored in the Active Directory database. Azure AD Connect periodically synchronizes these password hashes to Azure AD using a secure, encrypted connection. 3. Hash Synchronization Frequency: By default, password hash synchronization occurs every 2 minutes. However, you can configure the sync

 Azure supports various authentication methods to secure access to resources and services. Here are some of the key authentication methods in Azure: 1. Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) Authentication:    - Azure AD provides identity and access management services for Azure and other Microsoft services. It supports authentication protocols such as OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect, enabling users to sign in using their Azure AD credentials. Azure AD offers features like single sign-on (SSO), multi-factor authentication (MFA), and conditional access policies. 2. Service Principal Authentication:    - Service principals are identities used by applications, services, and automation tools to access Azure resources. They are similar to user accounts but are typically used for non-interactive authentication scenarios. Service principal authentication involves creating a service principal and assigning it specific roles and permissions to access Azure resources securely. 3. Managed Identity Authen

  Here's a list of Azure AD and Azure questions along with their answers: 1. What is Azure Active Directory (Azure AD)?    - Answer: Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) is Microsoft's cloud-based identity and access management service. It provides authentication and authorization services for cloud-based applications and resources, enabling users to sign in and access resources securely. 2. What are the key components of Azure Active Directory?    - Answer: The key components of Azure AD include users, groups, applications, roles, policies, and directories. Users are individual accounts, groups are collections of users, applications are services or resources, roles define permissions, policies enforce rules, and directories organize resources. 3. What is the difference between Azure AD and on-premises Active Directory?    - Answer: Azure AD is a cloud-based identity and access management service, while on-premises Active Directory is an on-premises directory service. Azure AD is

 To update company branding in Azure Active Directory (Azure AD), including the sign-in page, access panel, and error messages, you can follow these steps: 1. Sign in to the Azure portal: Navigate to https://portal.azure.com and sign in with an account that has permissions to manage Azure AD settings. 2. Access Azure AD settings: In the Azure portal, search for "Azure Active Directory" in the search bar, and then select the Azure AD service from the search results. 3. Navigate to Company branding: In the Azure AD blade, select the "Azure AD branding" option from the left-hand menu. This will take you to the Company branding settings page. 4. Update branding settings:    - Logo: Upload your company logo by clicking on the "Upload a logo" button and selecting the image file from your local drive. The recommended size for the logo is 200x30 pixels.    - Background image: You can also upload a background image for the sign-in page by clicking on the "U