Authorization and Managing Identity in Azure

This course is part of AZ-305 Designing MS Azure Infrastructure Solutions Exam Prep Specialization

Instructors: Prateek Kumar

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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8 hours to complete

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

14 reviews

Intermediate level

Recommended experience

8 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Discuss the principles and importance of cloud governance in an organization.
Describe the fundamental concepts of Microsoft Azure, including its key services, infrastructure, and its cloud computing model.
Explain the importance of integrating on-premises and cloud-based authentication solutions and describe encryption and data protection mechanisms.
Identify role-based access control (RBAC) strategies for fine-grained access management.

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Taught in English

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There are 4 modules in this course

This course, part of the AZ-305 Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions Exam Prep Specialization provides an overview of authorization and managing identity in Azure. It introduces you to cloud governance principles, the fundamentals of Microsoft Azure, authentication solutions, encryption mechanisms, and role-based access control (RBAC) strategies.

By the end of this course, you will be able to: • Discuss the principles and importance of cloud governance in an organization. • Describe the fundamental concepts of Microsoft Azure, including its key services, infrastructure, and its cloud computing model. • Explain the importance of integrating on-premises and cloud-based authentication solutions and describe encryption and data protection mechanisms. • Identify role-based access control (RBAC) strategies for fine-grained access management. The course blends instructional material, assessments, hands-on labs, and a final project to provide holistic learning experience. As a Microsoft Azure solutions architect, you should have subject matter expertise in designing cloud and hybrid solutions that run on Azure, including computing, network, storage, monitoring, and security.

This module begins with an overview of the fundamental concepts of Microsoft Azure, including its key services, infrastructure, and the cloud computing model. You’ll be able to explain the principles of design governance in Azure and discuss the practical application of creating and managing Azure subscriptions and accounts. You’ll also learn how to design and implement solutions using Azure Policy and define the skills in tagging within Azure, enabling learners to categorize and organize resources. Finally, you will gain insight into governance solutions.

What's included

7 videos7 readings2 assignments1 discussion prompt

7 videos Total 32 minutes

Specialization course introduction 5 minutes
Course introduction 3 minutes
Azure overview 6 minutes
Azure design governance 5 minutes
Azure subscription and accounts 6 minutes
Solutions for using Azure Policy 5 minutes
Tagging 3 minutes

7 readings Total 58 minutes

Specialization Course Overview 5 minutes
Course overview 4 minutes
Governance solutions 4 minutes
Exercise 1: Create a free Azure account 15 minutes
Solution 1: Create a free Azure account 5 minutes
Exercise 2: Create an Azure Policy to enforce compliance 20 minutes
Solution 2: Create an Azure Policy to enforce compliance 5 minutes

2 assignments Total 40 minutes

Practice Quiz: Data layer architecture and Management in Azure 10 minutes
Graded Quiz: Design a governance solution 30 minutes

1 discussion prompt Total 10 minutes

Meet and greet 10 minutes

This module begins with the importance of Azure Active Directory (AAD) and using appropriate Azure Active Directory licenses. You’ll be able to discuss the steps to implement and configure Single Sign-On (SSO) solutions in Azure Active Directory and identify the skills needed to design and implement compute provisioning solutions in Azure. You’ll also explore solutions for deploying and managing applications using Azure App services and containers. Additionally, you will gain insight into defining solutions for managed identities and also explore the features of hybrid entities and Key Vault.

What's included

9 videos5 readings3 assignments1 discussion prompt

9 videos Total 47 minutes

Overview of Azure Active Directory 8 minutes
Azure Active Directory licensing 7 minutes
Solutions for single sign-on 4 minutes
Solutions for compute provisioning 5 minutes
Solutions for App Services and Containers 5 minutes
Solutions for managed identities 5 minutes
Solutions for conditional access in Azure 4 minutes
Hybrid entities in Azure 5 minutes
Key Vault in Azure 4 minutes

5 readings Total 45 minutes

Azure Active Directory, licenses, single sign-on 5 minutes
Exercise 1: Create an Azure Key Vault and Secret 20 minutes
Solution 1: Create an Azure Key Vault and Secret 5 minutes
Exercise 2: Create an Azure active directory account 10 minutes
Solution 2: Create an Azure active directory account 5 minutes

3 assignments Total 48 minutes

Practice Quiz: Azure Active Directory 10 minutes
Practice Quiz: Managed identity 8 minutes
Graded Quiz: Design authentication solution 30 minutes

1 discussion prompt Total 10 minutes

Managing identities and Key Vaults 10 minutes

In this module, you will learn about the importance of the principles and components of access management solutions. You’ll be able to describe the steps involved in Azure Active Directory (AD) identity management and the configuration and implementation of identity solutions. The module also discusses the steps to implement and manage Azure subscriptions using role-based access control (RBAC). Additionally, you will gain insight into the various solutions for data integration within Azure. Finally, you will explore more about identifying the knowledge and skills to design and deploy solutions using Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS).

What's included

5 videos5 readings2 assignments1 discussion prompt

5 videos Total 24 minutes

Access management solution in Azure 5 minutes
Azure AD identity management 4 minutes
Manage subscription with RBAC in Azure 5 minutes
Solution for data integration in Azure 5 minutes
Azure Kubernetes Service 5 minutes

5 readings Total 57 minutes

Authorization using Role-based Access Control 7 minutes
Exercise 1: Integrate data with Azure Data Factory 20 minutes
Solution 1: Integrate the data with Azure Data Factory 5 minutes
Exercise 2: Create an Azure Kubernetes Container 20 minutes
Solution 2: Create an Azure Kubernetes Container 5 minutes

2 assignments Total 40 minutes

Practice Quiz: Authorization approach 10 minutes
Graded Quiz: Design authorization solution 30 minutes

1 discussion prompt Total 10 minutes

Managing Azure subscriptions using role-based access control (RBAC) 10 minutes

This is a peer-review assignment based on the concepts of authorization and managing identity taught in the Authorization and Managing Identity in Azure course. In this assignment, you will be able to learn about managing identity and authorization of resources in Azure and perform various hands-on exercises to gain a better understanding of the same.