I've been asked to explore the possibility of using Azure Entra for authentication instead of relying on traditional Windows Active Directory for logging into Windows servers. I'm curious if anyone has had experience with this or has experimented with it. What have been some successful use cases?
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I can see the appeal of using Azure Entra. It seems like the future is heading that way, but I've noticed that it doesn't really work with on-prem servers, which is a bummer. If you're fully in the Azure ecosystem, though, you'll get the benefits they advertise!
I've seen a lot of discussions about Azure Entra for this kind of setup. It's becoming pretty popular for integrating authentication, but I recommend waiting until it's more fully integrated with Windows. Some users are getting locked out of their servers since it's still a bit too new for production environments.
Yeah, exactly! If you're in a hybrid setup like we are, managing everything through Intune can make things easier, but there are still challenges with the on-prem integration.