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Administering Windows Server Hybrid Core Infrastructure AZ-800 Exam Guide

By : Steve Miles
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Administering Windows Server Hybrid Core Infrastructure AZ-800 Exam Guide

By: Steve Miles

Overview of this book

Written by an Azure MVP and Microsoft Certified Trainer with 20 years of experience in data center infrastructure, this AZ-800 study guide is an essential preparation tool for administrators who want to take the exam and acquire key skills that will help them thrive in their careers. This book will guide you through all the ways Windows Server can be used to manage hybrid solutions on-premises and in the cloud, starting with deploying and managing Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) in on-premises and cloud environments. You’ll then dive into managing virtual machines and containers and progress to implementing and managing an on-premises and hybrid networking infrastructure. The later parts of the book focus on managing storage and file services, concluding with a detailed overview of all the knowledge needed to pass the AZ-800 exam with practical examples throughout the chapters. In the final chapter, you’ll be able to test your understanding of the topics covered with the help of practice exams to make sure that you’re completely prepared for the contents and structure of the exam. By the end of the book, you’ll have gained the knowledge, both practical and conceptual, that's required to administer Windows Server hybrid core infrastructure confidently.
Table of Contents (22 chapters)
1
Part 1: Hybrid Identity
6
Part 2: Hybrid Networking
9
Part 3: Hybrid Storage
12
Part 4: Hybrid Compute
18
Part 5: Exam Prep
19
Chapter 14: Exam Preparation Practice Tests

Hybrid identity authentication methods

Hybrid identity requires an authentication method that supports the integration of AD and Azure AD. Using AD Connect, the following sign-on methods can be configured for users to enable hybrid identity in an organization:

  • Azure AD Password Hash Synchronization (PHS)
  • Azure AD Pass-Through Authentication (PTA)
  • AD Federation Services

The following screenshot shows the sign-on methods and options that are available:

Figure 4.3 – Cloud sign-on methods

The authentication method chosen will depend on the needs of the scenario.

These hybrid identity authentication methods are categorized as cloud authentication and federated authentication.

In the following sections, we’ll discuss each of these authentication methods.

Cloud authentication

With the cloud authentication model, the user’s sign-on credentials are processed by Azure AD as the IDP.

Two sign-on methods are provided...