Implementing Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations Apps - Second Edition

Working with identity management 

Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations cloud deployment uses Azure AD for identity management and authentication. Microsoft Azure AD is a modern, cloud-based service that provides identity management and access control capabilities for your cloud applications. You can use Azure AD Connect to integrate and synchronize with an on-premises Windows AD and provide the Single Sign-On (SSO) functionality to the user and devices. The following diagram shows the high-level capabilities of Azure AD:

Cloud deployment of Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations uses Azure AD and the SAML 2.0 (short for Security Assertion ...