To get the most out of this book

To use the book efficiently, you should have some understanding of security solutions, Active Directory, access privileges/rights, and authentication methods. Programming knowledge is not required but will be helpful for using PowerShell or working with APIs to customize your solutions. Working through the first edition of the book is not a requirement for following the chapters in this book.

During the book, we will work entirely on the Azure platform itself. The only requirement is to have an internet connection and a Microsoft or Apple client computer. The labs can be undertaken free of charge for the duration of the several trial versions we use. We highly recommend that you shut down your virtual machines on Azure to save the runtime for working with your practical guidance. In Chapter 7, Deploying Solutions on Azure AD and ADFS, we will provide you the architecture overview with all the requisite information for sizing and the different products we use and will reference in the chapters. We also provide you the guidance to create public certificates with Let's Encrypt. One small cost requirement exists. If you want to run all the different labs, you need to have three public DNS domains registered, including access to the related public DNS. Bear in mind that this lab is for studying and testing functionality and not a representation of a productive environment. Follow the instructions in the chapters to arrange the correct resources. All the scripts and demo files are covered in the example code files, which you can download on the web page provided in the download the example code files section.

Download the example code files

You can download the example code files for this book from your account at www.packt.com. If you purchased this book elsewhere, you can visit www.packt.com/support and register to have the files emailed directly to you.

You can download the code files by following these steps:

1. Log in or register at www.packt.com.
2. Select the SUPPORT tab.
3. Click on Code Downloads & Errata.
4. Enter the name of the book in the Search box and follow the onscreen instructions.

Once the file is downloaded, please make sure that you unzip or extract the folder using the latest version of:

• WinRAR/7-Zip for Windows
• Zipeg/iZip/UnRarX for Mac
• 7-Zip/PeaZip for Linux

The code bundle for the book is also hosted on GitHub at https://github.com/PacktPublishing/Mastering-Identity-and-Access-Management-with-Microsoft-Azure.Second-Edition. In case there's an update to the code, it will be updated on the existing GitHub repository.

We also have other code bundles from our rich catalog of books and videos available at https://github.com/PacktPublishing/. Check them out!

Download the color images

We also provide a PDF file that has color images of the screenshots/diagrams used in this book. You can download it here: https://www.packtpub.com/sites/default/files/downloads/9781789132304_ColorImages.pdf

Conventions used

There are a number of text conventions used throughout this book.

CodeInText: Indicates code words in text, database table names, folder names, filenames, file extensions, pathnames, dummy URLs, user input, and Twitter handles. Here is an example: "Open your Visual Studio and the solution file from the code package named WebApp-RoleClaims-DotNet.sln."

A block of code is set as follows:

$ServicePrincipalName="RMSPowerShell"
Connect-AadrmService
$bposTenantID=(Get-AadrmConfiguration).BPOSId
Disconnect-AadrmService
Connect-MsolService
New-MsolServicePrincipal -DisplayName $ServicePrincipalName

When we wish to draw your attention to a particular part of a code block, the relevant lines or items are set in bold:

$cred = Get-Credential
Install-AIPScanner -SqlServerInstance YD1APP01 -ServiceUserCredentials $cred

Any command-line input or output is written as follows:

$ImportFile = Import-csv "$dirpath\ADUsers.csv"
$TotalImports = $importFile.Count

Bold: Indicates a new term, an important word, or words that you see on screen. For example, words in menus or dialog boxes appear in the text like this. Here is an example: "Click on Add New Rule and select Inbound."

Warnings or important notes appear like this.

Tips and tricks appear like this.