Microsoft Azure: Identity and Access Management

1h 52mIntermediate2024-01-22

Authors

Bryan Li

Founder of Cyber Tech & Risk, Chief Catalyst at Enlighteni

Course details

Azure Identity and Access Management enables IT professionals and administrators to ensure the right entities can access the right resources with the right permissions. In this course, Microsoft Certified Cybersecurity Architect Expert Bryan Li delves into this essential topic. Find out how to manage various identities like users, groups, devices, and applications in Microsoft Entra ID. Go over how to implement authentication functions and how to organize Azure resources effectively using management hierarchy, Azure Policy, resource tags, and locks. Explore ways to manage access to Azure resources using Azure role-based access control. Plus, discover how to manage Azure identity governance using Entra ID monitoring, entitlement management, access reviews, Privileged Access Management, and just-in-time access. This course will help you implement a full identity and access management framework.

Skills covered

Microsoft Entra ID (Azure Active Directory)Identity and Access ManagementAzureNetwork AdministrationCloud PlatformsCybersecurityNetwork and System AdministrationCloud ComputingMicrosoftDeep Dive (X:Y)

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Discovering Azure identity and access management
02 - What you should know
03 - Identity and access management concepts

1. Manage Identities

04 - Microsoft Entra ID overview
05 - Microsoft Entra ID license comparison
06 - Create users
07 - Manage users
08 - Manage and invite external users
09 - Perform bulk user operations
10 - Create groups
11 - Manage groups
12 - Manage devices
13 - Manage applications
14 - Manage hybrid identities
15 - Manage Azure administrative units

2. Manage Authentication

16 - Manage authentication methods
17 - Configure self-service password reset
18 - Implement multifactor authentication (MFA)
19 - Implement passwordless authentication
20 - Implement identity protection
21 - Implement conditional access

3. Manage Access to Resources

22 - Organize Azure resources
23 - Azure role-based access control (RBAC) overview
24 - Define Azure roles
25 - Microsoft Entra roles and Azure roles
26 - Implement Azure role-based access control (RBAC)

4. Perform Monitoring and Governance

27 - Monitor Microsoft Entra ID
28 - Identity secure score
29 - Entitlement management
30 - Access reviews
31 - Privileged identity management overview
32 - Implement privileged identity management

Conclusion

33 - Next steps