Can someone please explain this alert to me?

Dhruvil Shah 1 Reputation point
2021-09-09T13:54:32.167+00:00

130770-image.png

What does password hash sync mean?

Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
An Azure service that provides threat protection for workloads running in Azure, on-premises, and in other clouds. Previously known as Azure Security Center and Azure Defender.
1,158 questions
0 comments No comments
{count} votes

1 answer

Sort by: Most helpful
  1. James Hamil 21,076 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
    2021-09-09T23:09:35.793+00:00

    Hi @Dhruvil Shah , from this document: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/hybrid/whatis-phs

    Password hash synchronization is one of the sign-in methods used to accomplish hybrid identity. Azure AD Connect synchronizes a hash, of the hash, of a user's password from an on-premises Active Directory instance to a cloud-based Azure AD instance.

    Password hash synchronization is an extension to the directory synchronization feature implemented by Azure AD Connect sync. You can use this feature to sign in to Azure AD services like Microsoft 365. You sign in to the service by using the same password you use to sign in to your on-premises Active Directory instance.

    What questions do you have about it? I'd be happy to answer any you may have!

    Best,
    James