“Experience the Power of Azure Active Directory Domain Services with Custom Attributes – Public Preview Now Available!”
Custom Attributes for Azure Active Directory Domain Services Now in Public Preview
Introduction to Azure Active Directory Domain Services
Azure Active Directory Domain Services (AAD DS) is a managed service that allows users to join Windows, Linux, and Mac devices to a domain without the need to deploy domain controllers. It also provides directory-as-a-service capabilities, allowing users to authenticate and authorize access to cloud applications and resources. AAD DS also provides a secure, managed identity store with support for Kerberos and NTLM authentication, as well as group policy. Additionally, AAD DS supports federation with other directories, such as on-premises Active Directory.
Benefits of AAD DS
* Seamless integration with Azure Active Directory (Azure AD)
* Scalable, secure, and reliable
* Easy to set up and manage
* No additional software to install or maintain
* Support for Windows, Linux, and Mac devices
New Capabilities
Microsoft recently announced a new preview feature for AAD DS called “Custom Attributes.” This feature allows organizations to add custom attributes to user and computer objects in the AAD DS managed directory. Custom attributes can be used to store additional information about users and computers, such as employee ID or asset tag information. This information can then be used in applications and other services to provide more insight into user and computer objects.
How Does It Work?
Custom Attributes are stored in the AAD DS managed directory and are accessible through the Azure AD Graph API. This allows organizations to create custom applications and services that can query the directory for the additional information stored in custom attributes. Organizations can also use custom attributes to create custom reports that can be used to gain better insight into their user and computer objects.
Getting Started
Organizations interested in using Custom Attributes can sign up for the preview by visiting the Microsoft Azure portal. Once the preview has been enabled, organizations can begin creating custom attributes to store additional information about their users and computer objects. Organizations should note that custom attributes are only supported in the AAD DS managed directory, and not in the on-premises Active Directory.
Conclusion
Custom Attributes for Azure Active Directory Domain Services is a powerful new feature that allows organizations to store additional information about their users and computer objects. This feature provides organizations with more insight into their users and computer objects and can be used to create custom applications and services. The preview of Custom Attributes is now available, and organizations can sign up for the preview by visiting the Microsoft Azure portal.
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Custom attributes for Azure Active Directory Domain Services now in Public Preview
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