Category: Identity

Building a Custom Claims Provider in Entra ID: A Deep Dive

Microsoft Entra ID, formerly known as Azure Active Directory, is Microsoft’s cloud-based identity and access management (IAM) service. It enables organizations to manage user identities and control access to applications, [...]

ESC15 Vulnerability: Identifying and Protecting Your AD CS PKI

Update Since Posting On November 12, 2024 Microsoft released an official fix to ESC15. Additional information can be found in the Microsoft Security Response Center. Background Although many organizations rely [...]

How to Use Dynamic Membership Rules in Entra ID

Many organizations control access to internal systems by simply relying on whether or not an account is enabled. However, users often change roles throughout their careers within a single organization. [...]

Active Directory Design Overview

Active Directory (AD) is a cornerstone of IT infrastructure for many organizations, providing essential services for managing and securing resources. This guide will take you through the essentials of Active [...]

Is the Active Directory Red Forest dead? Time to Shift to the Enterprise Access Model?

A red forest is designed to increase the security of Windows Server Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) by protecting privileged credentials from compromise. Privileged identities, such as members of [...]

Implementing Passwordless Authentication with Microsoft Authenticator Phone Sign-In

Since the introduction of passwords as the standard for computer authentication, there haven’t been many changes beyond enforcing password length and character complexity requirements and the introduction of two-factor authentication [...]