posted on July 09, 2024, last updated on Saturday, November 23, 2024 at 10:51 AM

Manage identity and access

Groups

Memberships

  • Assigned - manually assigned
  • Dynamic user - automatically assigned by user’s attributes
  • Dynamic device: automatically assigned on devices by attributes

Diagram showing how access management in Microsoft Entra ID works.

Assignments

  • Direct assignmnet
  • Group assignment - Entra group to the resource, automatically gives all of the group members access to the resource
  • Rule-based assignment
  • External authority assignment - assigns a group to provide access to the resource and then the external source manages the group members

Key Points to Master

OAuth2

  • Understand the different grant types and their use cases.
  • Learn how to implement the OAuth2 flow in client and server applications.
  • Know how to secure and manage access tokens.
  • Familiarize yourself with common OAuth2 libraries and tools.

OIDC

  • Understand how OIDC builds on OAuth2 to provide identity verification.
  • Learn the structure and usage of ID tokens.
  • Implement OIDC in client applications to obtain user identity information.
  • Understand the security considerations and best practices.

SAML

  • Understand the SAML assertion and its components.
  • Learn how to configure and manage identity providers and service providers.
  • Familiarize yourself with SSO implementations using SAML.
  • Understand the security considerations and best practices.

Entra ID

  • Learn how to register and manage applications in Entra ID.
  • Understand how to configure Entra ID for OAuth2, OIDC, and SAML.
  • Know how to use Entra ID for user authentication and authorization in various applications.
  • Understand the security features and best practices for Entra ID.