Identity Providers in Disconnected Mode
Question
You have been assigned the responsibility to deploy the Azure Stack Hub.
Now, there are two possible modes; connected mode and disconnected mode that you can use for the deployment.
After consulting with your manager, you decide to deploy Azure Stack Hub in disconnected mode.
Which of the following identity providers can use you in this mode?
Answers
Explanations
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A. B. C. D.Correct Answer: B
The choice of either AD FS or Azure AD is determined by the mode that you follow to deploy Azure Stack Hub:
If you deploy Azure Stack Hub in a connected mode, any Azure AD or AD FS can be used.
If you deploy Azure Stack Hub in a disconnected mode, without a connection to the internet, it supports only AD FS.
Option A is incorrect.
Deploying Azure Stack Hub in disconnected mode supports only AD FS, not Azure AD.Option B is correct.
Deploying Azure Stack Hub in disconnected mode supports only AD FS.
Option C is incorrect.
If you deploy Azure Stack Hub in a disconnected mode, without a connection to the internet, it supports only AD FS, not both Azure AD or AD FS.
Option D is incorrect.
While deploying Azure Stack Hub in disconnected mode, Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) is the identity provider that can be used.
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When deploying Azure Stack Hub in disconnected mode, you cannot use Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) or Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) as identity providers.
Disconnected mode means that the Azure Stack Hub deployment will be isolated from the internet and cannot communicate with Azure services in the public cloud. Therefore, Azure AD, which is a cloud-based identity and access management service provided by Microsoft, cannot be used as an identity provider in this scenario.
AD FS is also not a suitable identity provider for a disconnected Azure Stack Hub deployment because it relies on Azure AD as the source of identity and authentication for cloud-based applications.
In disconnected mode, the recommended identity provider for Azure Stack Hub is Active Directory (AD), which is a directory service provided by Microsoft that allows organizations to manage users, groups, and computers on a network. By using AD, users and resources can be managed locally within the disconnected environment.
In summary, the answer is D. None of these, as neither Azure AD nor AD FS can be used as identity providers in a disconnected Azure Stack Hub deployment.
