Passwords are inherently weak and susceptible to being broken. Even strengthening a password only slows down an attack; it does not make it unbreakable. Today, multi-factor authentication (MFA) is the cornerstone of identity protection. However, it still relies on the use of passwords. This is why passwordless authentication is a more secure and convenient alternative to the other two options.
Passwords are the most commonly used method to protect user identities in a system. This is applying to Active Directory as well. However, with growing data breaches, it is obvious that passwords are no longer strong. In Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (2017), it says, 81% of hacking-related breaches used either stolen or weak passwords. So, if passwords are not safe, what else we can do…
OpenVPN is an open-source VPN protocol that is trusted by many cloud service providers to provide site-to-site, point-to-site, and point-to-point connectivity to cloud resources. Now Azure AD authentication also works with OpenVPN protocol. This means we can use Azure AD features such as conditional access, user-based policies, Azure MFA with VPN authentication. In this Demo, I am going to…
In previous articles I have explain how to integrate on-premises active directory with Azure AD. So users can have SSO experience with SaaS apps which is in the cloud. Also can use services such as self-service password reset.
With Windows 10 Microsoft align it with Azure AD to provide more “cloud” experience. Azure AD Join is new feature in windows 10 devices where you can directly…
