Course Overview
This is an international Live Virtual Class, which means you will share the learning experience in a group of IT pros from around the world! The class is taught in English by CQURE Cybersecurity Experts! Remember that this course is limited to 12 participants total to ensure the highest quality and unique learning experience! During this course you will have an opportunity to interact with the instructor and get their help with any problems you might encounter, just as if it was a regular class.
This technical course is intended for security architects, Active Directory administrators, security administrators, and security auditors.
This workshop is based on practical knowledge from tons of successful projects, many years of real-world experience, and no mercy for misconfigurations or insecure solutions! Exercises are based on Entra ID, Microsoft 365, Windows 11, and Windows Server 2022. Remember that the hybrid identity lab environment will stay online for an extra three weeks so you may practice even more after the training is completed!
Who should attend
Security architects, Active Directory administrators, security administrators, security auditors, and other people responsible for implementing secure identity. To attend this training, attendees should have a good hands-on experience with Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) administration.
Course Objectives
This advanced course will guide you through all aspects of administering and managing Entra ID in an organization in a secure way. We will cover co-existence with on-premises Active Directory and options for 3rd party application integration. We will also thoroughly discuss the Entra ID security best practices during the entire course, including access management, auditing, multi-factor authentication (MFA) configuration, and governance.
Course Content
Module 1: Entra ID Intro
- Introduction to Entra ID
Module 2: Object Management
- Administration of users and groups
- Entra ID Security Settings
- Azure PowerShell
- Licensing, Entra ID Premium
Module 3: Secure Identity
- Multi-factor Authentication
- Passwordless Authentication, FIDO2, Windows Hello
- Self-service password reset (SSPR)
- Entra ID Identity Protection
- Entra ID Privileged Identity Management (PIM)
- Entra ID Password Protection
Module 4: Hybrid Deployment
- Hybrid Identity
- Account synchronization using Entra ID Connect
- Password Hash Synchronization
- Pass-through Authentication
- Seamless SSO
- Federation with Active Directory Federation Services
Module 5: Integration and Governance
- Management of PCs and Mobile Devices
- Application registration
- Entra ID Application Proxy
- Entra ID Domain Services
- Integration with Azure, Office 365, and Intune
- 3rd party identity providers, SAML, OpenID Connect
English