IAM Engineer (Microsoft Entra)

From zero to running identity for a real company on Active Directory + Entra ID: SSO, MFA and automation.

1. 1
   IAM

   IAM Fundamentals

   Identities, authentication vs authorization, least privilege, RBAC vs ABAC and the identity lifecycle.

   Beginner10 labs~8h▶ videos
2. 2
   AD

   Active Directory Domain Services

   Build a domain from scratch: forests, OUs, GPOs, DNS, sites, replication and FSMO roles.

   Beginner12 labs~16h▶ videos
3. 3
   EID

   Microsoft Entra ID Fundamentals

   Tenants, users, groups, licenses, admin roles and app registrations in Microsoft Entra ID.

   Beginner10 labs~12h▶ videos
4. 4
   HYB

   Hybrid Identity (Connect & Cloud Sync)

   Sync on-prem AD to Entra ID with Connect Sync or Cloud Sync — PHS, PTA, federation and seamless SSO.

   Intermediate10 labs~14h▶ videos
5. 5
   CA

   Conditional Access & MFA

   Design a Zero Trust Conditional Access baseline — MFA, device compliance, locations and session controls.

   Intermediate10 labs~12h▶ videos
6. 6
   SAML

   SAML 2.0 & Enterprise SSO

   Configure SAML SSO for SaaS apps, read assertions and fix the usual errors.

   Intermediate6 labs~8h▶ videos
7. 7
   OIDC

   OAuth 2.0 & OpenID Connect

   Tokens, flows and scopes — decode real JWTs and integrate an app with Entra ID.

   Intermediate7 labs~10h▶ videos
8. 8
   PS

   Graph & PowerShell for Identity

   Automate Entra ID with Microsoft Graph, the Graph PowerShell SDK and managed identities.

   Intermediate8 labs~14h▶ videos
9. ✓
   Outcome

   Ready for IAM Engineer / Identity Administrator roles and the SC-300 exam.