Does AD CS Work in the Cloud?

Digital certificates have taken over as the preferred method of network authentication because of their proven superiority to passwords in security and user experience. Many organizations recognize this and want to take ...

How To Use Active Directory in the Cloud

Organizations are making the much needed transition to cloud-based network solutions. To ease the transition, Microsoft created Azure Active Directory to aid clients moving their directories from the on-premise Active Directory (AD) ...
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Microsoft PKI Best Practices

A Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) is an 802.1x network security solution that uses public-private key cryptography to authenticate users for online resources. PKIs can be configured to authenticate for Wi-Fi, web applications, ...
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TLS/SSL Encryption with Azure

Improving cyber security is crucial for organizations as one cyber attack could trigger the downfall and bankruptcy of an entire business. That’s why end-to-end encryption has become a network security standard because ...
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Securing VPN Authentication with RADIUS & MFA

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, organizations all over the world have closed their offices and sent their employees home to work remotely. The mass exodus from the office to remote working has ...

SAML vs. LDAP, Access Protocol Comparison

Both SAML and LDAP are access protocols commonly used in a wide variety of organizations, but they have different use cases and areas of effectiveness. They’re both used to facilitate RADIUS communication ...
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AD DS: Explained

The purpose of online directories is to store resources on the network in a way that it’s simple to access. Microsoft’s Active Directory (AD) has risen through the ranks to become the ...
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Can I Use NPS with Cloud Directories?

The RADIUS protocol is used by thousands of organizations to protect their networks. Network admins set up RADIUS servers to verify approved network users, drastically reducing the risk of a compromised network ...
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How to Use VPN With Azure AD

As cloud-based solutions are gaining popularity, many organizations are having trouble transitioning to their on-prem servers. To help alleviate some stress, Microsoft created Azure AD to aid clients moving their AD instance ...
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User Lookup With Certificate-Based Authentication

Traditionally, the process of authenticating certificates for network access is independent of the user directory. And in a normally-functioning network environment, this is perfectly acceptable. Certificate-based authentication is ironclad and protects the ...