Azure Active Directory (Microsoft Entra ID)
Identity, Access, and Security Management in the Cloud (Microsoft Entra ID)
What's Included:
Key Highlights
- Enterprise-ready identity management
- Conditional Access and Zero Trust concepts
- Hybrid identity integration
- Security monitoring and auditing
- Automation with PowerShell and CLI
Overview
Master Microsoft Entra ID (Azure Active Directory) for cloud identity and access management. Learn users, roles, conditional access, hybrid identity, and enterprise security best practices.
The Problem
Organizations struggle to secure identities in cloud and hybrid environments while maintaining usability and compliance.
The Solution
This book provides a structured, practical approach to designing, managing, and securing identities using Microsoft Entra ID.
About This Book
Master Cloud Identity with Microsoft Entra ID
Azure Active Directory (Microsoft Entra ID) is the definitive guide to managing identities, access, and security in Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365 environments. As organizations move to the cloud, identity becomes the new security perimeter, and Entra ID is at the center of Microsoft's identity platform.
This book walks you through Entra ID from first principles to enterprise-scale implementations, focusing on real-world identity, authentication, and access control scenarios that IT professionals face daily.
What You Will Learn
- Azure AD / Entra ID architecture, tenants, and identity concepts
- User, group, and role management at enterprise scale
- Authentication methods: passwords, MFA, passwordless, and FIDO2
- Conditional Access policies and Zero Trust implementation
- Application integration, enterprise apps, and Single Sign-On (SSO)
- Hybrid identity with Azure AD Connect and cloud sync
- B2B and B2C identity scenarios for external users
- Privileged Identity Management (PIM) and access reviews
- Security monitoring, Identity Protection, and risk-based policies
- Automation with PowerShell, Microsoft Graph, and Azure CLI
- Governance, compliance, and audit logging
Who Is This Book For?
This book is designed for IT professionals managing Microsoft cloud environments. It is ideal for:
- Azure administrators responsible for identity management
- Microsoft 365 administrators implementing security controls
- Security professionals designing Zero Trust architectures
- IT professionals preparing for Microsoft identity certifications
- Organizations migrating from on-premises Active Directory to the cloud
Why This Book?
All topics are explained using enterprise-focused best practices aligned with modern Zero Trust security models. You will learn to design and implement identity solutions that protect your organization.
Prerequisites
Basic familiarity with Active Directory concepts and Azure fundamentals is helpful.
Author: Evan R. Whitlock
Who Is This Book For?
- Azure administrators
- Security engineers
- System administrators
- Cloud architects
- IT professionals managing identity systems
Who Is This Book NOT For?
- Non-technical users
- On-prem-only environments with no cloud usage
- Readers looking for non-Microsoft IAM solutions
Table of Contents
- What Azure Active Directory Really Is
- Azure AD Architecture Overview
- Managing Users
- Groups and Membership
- Authentication Methods
- Sign-In and Conditional Access
- Roles and Role-Based Access Control
- Application Access and Enterprise Apps
- Hybrid Identity Concepts
- Azure AD Connect Basics
- Identity Security Fundamentals
- Monitoring, Auditing, and Logs
- Managing Azure AD with PowerShell and CLI
- Lifecycle and Governance
- Operating Azure AD in Enterprise Environments
- From Azure AD Fundamentals to Advanced Identity
Requirements
- Basic understanding of IT concepts
- Access to an Azure tenant (trial is sufficient)
- No prior Entra ID experience required
