Category Archives: Azure AD

Reporting on Azure AD User objects via Exchange Online cmdlets and using them to grant mailbox permissions

Posted on October 30, 2018 by Vasil Michev

Few months back, I blogged about an interesting observation that “plain” Azure AD Security groups can now be used to assign permissions to Exchange Online mailboxes. What was interesting in this scenario was the fact that all the familiar Exchange … Continue reading →

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New versions of the Azure AD PowerShell modules released

Posted on October 4, 2018 by Vasil Michev

Yesterday, new versions of both the Azure AD and the Azure AD Preview modules for PowerShell were released over at the PowerShell gallery. As customary, no release notes were published so I went over the list of cmdlets and parameters … Continue reading →

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Some new interesting experiences with Guest users in Office 365

Posted on September 16, 2018 by Vasil Michev

Guest users have been around for a while now in Azure AD/Office 365, and are the cornerstone of collaboration for workloads such as Microosft Teams or SharePoint Online. The access mechanism for Guest users is somewhat similar to “regular” users one, with an … Continue reading →

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Pass-through authentication now supports legacy protocols and applications

Posted on August 13, 2018 by Vasil Michev

Azure Active Directory Pass-through authentication, or simply PTA, is a great feature, designed to close the gap between the “same sign-on” and “seamless single sign-on” experience. In other words, it gives you the benefits of the same end-user experience as … Continue reading →

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Bulk disable specific services via the Azure AD PowerShell module

Posted on August 6, 2018 by Vasil Michev

When it comes to bulk operations for Office 365 licenses, for years I have been recommending the approach used by Tino Donderwinkel, a Microsoft PFE. You can find a sample script over at his blog, and the reason why I’m recommending is the way … Continue reading →

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