Azure Active Directory Authentication documentation

Learn how to manage and deploy Azure Active Directory self-service password reset, Multi-Factor Authentication, custom banned password list, and smart lockout.

About authentication

Overview

• What is authentication?
• What are authentication methods?
• Security information registration
• What is passwordless?

Deploy self-service password reset

Concept

• How self-service password reset works
• How password writeback works

Tutorial

• Enable self-service password reset
• Enable password writeback to on-premises

Deploy

• Deployment guide for self-service password reset
• Enable password reset from the Windows login screen

Enable Azure AD Multi-Factor Authentication

Concept

• How Azure AD Multi-Factor Authentication works

Tutorial

• Enable Azure AD Multi-Factor Authentication
• Enable risk-based Azure AD Multi-Factor Authentication

Deploy

• Deployment guide for Azure AD Multi-Factor Authentication
• Use NPS extension to integrate on-premises applications

Deploy Azure AD password protection

Concept

• Eliminate weak passwords in the cloud
• Eliminate weak passwords on-premises

Get Started

• Configure the banned password list

How-To Guide

• Deploy Azure AD password protection