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Muhammad Piracha's avatar
Muhammad Piracha
Copper Contributor
Jul 27, 2017

Azure Active Directory for Home network

Is it possible to use Azure Active Directory to manage my home computers and users? In other words, use AAD for home networking as I have used AD server for company networking.

 

Thanks.

Azure Active Directory (AAD)

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  • Loryan Strant's avatar
    Loryan Strant
    MVP
    Jul 27, 2017
    Absolutely, it comes down to what you want to achieve though.
    I use it for my home, but not for "networking" as all our services and resources are in the cloud as I use AAD for device authentication.
    • Muhammad Piracha's avatar
      Muhammad Piracha
      Copper Contributor
      Jul 27, 2017

      Mainly for user authentication between different devices. It will be easier to manage user. Currently, I add them the old fashioned way. One by one on each device.

      • Loryan Strant's avatar
        Loryan Strant
        MVP
        Jul 28, 2017
        Yeah, so if they are running Windows 10 you can join them to the AAD and have them authenticate against that. It's what I have set up for my devices at home. Nice and simple password management.

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