Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Are you looking for information about Identity and Access Management (IAM) in Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365? In this archive you will find all our posts about Identity and Access Management (IAM).
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Soft Delete in Microsoft Entra Conditional Access: Easily Restore Deleted Policies
Thanks to Soft Delete, a deleted policy in Microsoft Entra Conditional Access remains available for up to 30 days and can be fully restored during this retention period. This enables the complete recovery of deleted policies without significant effort, including all conditions, assignments, and access controls. A variety of scenarios can lead to policies being deleted: accidental removal, faulty automations, tenant clean-ups or malicious changes. Soft Delete ensures rapid recovery and prevents the permanent loss of critical access rules as well as time-consuming rebuilds.
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Microsoft Intune Multi Admin Approval: Securing Device Actions such as Wipe, Retire and Delete
Multi Admin Approval (MAA) in Microsoft Intune is a security feature that requires a second user’s approval before critical changes can be executed. This four-eyes principle significantly increases security by ensuring that administrative actions are jointly performed by two users. Initially, the use of Multi Admin Approval in Microsoft Intune focused primarily on configuration objects such as app deployments or scripts. With the latest enhancement, Microsoft has significantly elevated the feature by extending the approval process to include device actions. This now covers highly sensitive operations such as Wipe, Retire and Delete, which have a direct impact on managed endpoints. Multi Admin Approval in Microsoft Intune actively protects against misconfigurations…
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WatchTra: Automated Attribute Compliance for Microsoft Entra ID
In many Microsoft Entra ID environments, the quality of user attributes remains an often underestimated factor in security and governance. WatchTra enhances attribute compliance in Microsoft Entra ID and ensures consistent identity data across the organization. In practice, attributes frequently contain inconsistent spellings or values, for example, “Switzerland” instead of “Swiss” or “IT” instead of “Information Technology”, as well as missing or outdated entries. Such discrepancies can result in incorrect dynamic group memberships, inaccurate reporting or incomplete policy enforcement.However, a consistent validation of these attributes against organization-wide standards is rarely implemented in real-world environments.
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Disable Entra Connect Seamless SSO – Step-by-Step Guide
Seamless Single Sign-On (Seamless SSO) is an optional feature in Microsoft Entra Connect that enables domain-joined Windows devices on the internal network to automatically sign in to Microsoft Entra ID without requiring users to re-enter their credentials. Seamless SSO extends Active Directory by providing a single sign-on mechanism for cloud services such as Microsoft 365 and connected SaaS applications. During configuration, Active Directory uses the Kerberos authentication protocol and creates a dedicated computer account named AZUREADSSOACC in the on-premises directory. This account links the local identity to Entra ID and is used exclusively for seamless SSO operations.
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Protect Security Info Registration with Microsoft Entra Conditional Access and Microsoft Entra ID Protection
Registration of security information such as the Microsoft Authenticator app, FIDO2 security keys or OATH tokens is a critical component of modern identity security. To protect this sensitive process, Microsoft Entra Conditional Access is used in combination with Microsoft Entra ID Protection. If a user risk or sign-in risk is detected, the Conditional Access policy prevents registration under untrusted conditions. This ensures that security-relevant information is only registered in trusted scenarios. If registration takes place under untrusted conditions, there is a risk that an attacker may register alternative authentication methods. This could allow continued access to a compromised account even after the password has been changed. To mitigate this risk,…