Configure Federated authentication
Question
You have a Microsoft 365 subscription and are planning to install AD Connect to support an Active Directory hybrid identity solution.
Your company are using a 3rd party authentication solution that requires smartcards.
You need to choose an authentication method for the Azure AD hybrid identity solution.
What do you do? Solution: You configure Federated authentication.
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Explanations
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A. B.Correct Answer: A
Federated authentication can support additional authentication requirements, such as smartcard-based authentication or a third-party multi-factor authentication
Federated authentication is most common for large organizations with complex authentication requirements.
Users have the same password on-premise and in the cloud.
Reference:
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The correct answer is B. No.
Explanation:
When configuring hybrid identity with Azure AD, there are two options for authentication: federated and password hash synchronization (PHS).
Federated authentication redirects authentication requests to an on-premises identity provider, such as Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) or a third-party identity provider. With federated authentication, the on-premises identity provider is responsible for authenticating users and issuing security tokens, which are used to access cloud resources.
On the other hand, PHS synchronizes on-premises Active Directory user passwords with Azure AD, and authentication occurs directly against Azure AD. This method can be used with various authentication methods, including smartcards.
In the scenario described in the question, the company is using a third-party authentication solution that requires smartcards. Therefore, PHS should be used as the authentication method for the Azure AD hybrid identity solution, and not federated authentication.
Therefore, the correct answer is B. No.
