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Windows Identity and Access Management
Microsoft Online Services Sign-In Assistant
The Microsoft Online Services Sign-In Assistant is a software application that provides common sign-on capabilities for a suite of Microsoft online services, such as Office 365. Continue Reading
Microsoft Identity Manager 2016
Microsoft Identity Manager 2016 is a tool that allows organizations to manage access, users, policies and credentials. MIM 2016 is the successor to Microsoft's Forefront Identity Manager 2010 R2. Continue Reading
How does privileged identity management work in Azure Active Directory?
Organizations that assign privileged access to certain users can lose track of who has access to what. Privileged user monitoring ensures users comply with corporate policies. Continue Reading
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Less risk in updated Active Directory Federation Services
Microsoft puts more granular control in the hands of administrators, with enhanced conditional access control in Windows Server 2016. Continue Reading
Harden the Remote Access Server
This excerpt from Chapter 11 of Roberta Bragg's "Hardening Windows Systems" describes how to harden the remote access server. Continue Reading
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Definitions to Get Started
View All Definitions Designing an access control strategy for the Registry
Get help creating an access control strategy for the Registry in this excerpt from Chapter 6 of the MCSE Exam Cram 2 book "Designing security for a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 network."Continue Reading
Advanced Kerberos topics: From authentication to authorization
This excerpt from "Windows Server 2003 security infrastructures" focuses on the link between authentication and authorization and the content of Kerberos tickets and authenticators.Continue Reading