Chapter 9
Identity and authentication planning
In a typical Microsoft 365 implementation, your users exist in Azure Active Directory (AAD) primarily because of directory synchronization. (Configuring directory synchronization is discussed in detail in Chapter 10, “Installing AAD Connect.”) However, in addition to the available identity types, several options are available for user sign-in and authentication, depending on how your users are created.
Each of these options has a different set of requirements, affecting the implementation of directory synchronization and possibly driving other infrastructure requirements and even Azure AD-licensed features.
This chapter discusses ...
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