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2020

3 min read

Gearing up for Azure AD Connect cloud provisioning

An introduction to Azure AD Connect cloud provisioning: how the lightweight agent works and how it differs from classic AD Connect sync.

6 min read

Hasta La Vista ADFS – Migrate from AD FS to Azure AD with style

Migrate from AD FS to Azure AD using the AD FS application activity report and Azure AD staged rollout to move authentication to the cloud safely.

2019

2 min read

SAML – Azure AD AADSTS75011: authentication method x509 Multifactor

How to resolve the Azure AD SAML error AADSTS75011 (authentication method x509 Multifactor) when federating applications.

2 min read

FEITIAN FIDO Keys for Passwordless

Testing FEITIAN FIDO2 security keys with Azure AD passwordless authentication, including registration and real-world sign-in results.

4 min read

Passwordless with Windows 10 and Yubikey

Set up passwordless authentication on Windows 10 with YubiKey security keys and Azure AD, from prerequisites to the first key-based sign-in.

5 min read

Intune – iOS Company Portal not downloading (user affinity)

Troubleshooting an Intune iOS MDM migration from Jamf where the Company Portal failed to download apps because of user affinity settings.

3 min read

Yubico with Azure AD MFA

Hands-on with the YubiKey 5C and YubiKey NFC as MFA methods for Azure AD, covering setup, registration and the sign-in experience.

4 min read

Azure Migrate <3 GDPR

A look at Azure Migrate in EU regions and how it supports GDPR-conscious datacenter migrations, from discovery and assessment through to rehosting workloads.

2 min read

Kerberos authentication and HTTP header size

Why large Kerberos tokens break authentication through HTTP header size limits, and how to troubleshoot it when modernizing apps with SAML, OAuth and OIDC.

2018

2 min read

Multi-valued attributes with AD Connect and Azure AD

How to sync multi-valued attributes from on-premises Active Directory to Azure AD with AD Connect to drive dynamic group membership rules.