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Brian_Sutton
Aug 05, 2019Copper Contributor
AD Connect MSOL_ User + Suspected DCSync Attack
We use AD Connect in order to replicate our on premise AD accounts to Azure AD. The replication process is completed under the context of the 'MSOL_xxxxxxxx' user account. The AD Connect applicatio...
Kent Nordström
May 08, 2024Copper Contributor
I just found this while searching, in relation to Defender for Identity, and if others do the same I add my response here...
You will get this alert, Suspected DCSync attack (replication of directory services), when you start with Microsoft Defender for Identity. To Exclude the Azure AD Connect Server from causing this alert you can go to Settings - Identity - Exclusions by detection rule and add your Azure AD Connect server as an excluded device.
You will get this alert, Suspected DCSync attack (replication of directory services), when you start with Microsoft Defender for Identity. To Exclude the Azure AD Connect Server from causing this alert you can go to Settings - Identity - Exclusions by detection rule and add your Azure AD Connect server as an excluded device.
hib1000
Jun 27, 2024Copper Contributor
...is the correct answer! Thanks a lot 🙂