Real-World Tasks Lab

Scenario-Based Enterprise IAM Workflows

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📖 Overview

This module provides hands-on, scenario-based exercises that simulate real enterprise IAM challenges. It integrates tools and concepts from Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, Okta, Secure Access Controls, Federation Protocols, and Automation modules into practical workflows for real-world IAM operations.

📚 What This Covers

👥 User Lifecycle

End-to-end user onboarding, role changes, and offboarding processes.

🛡️ Privileged Access

Manage privileged accounts (PIM/PAM) and enforce role-based access control (RBAC).

🔑 SSO & MFA Troubleshooting

Troubleshoot cross-platform Single Sign-On and Multi-Factor Authentication issues.

⚙️ Conditional Access

Validate and enforce Conditional Access policies across your environment.

📊 Compliance & Attestation

Perform access reviews, attestations, and generate compliance reports.

🤖 Automation Tasks

Automate lifecycle management tasks to reduce manual workload and errors.

📁 Lab Sections

New Employee Onboarding

Provision accounts in AD, Entra, and Okta; apply MFA, conditional access, and group memberships; notify managers via automation workflows.

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Employee Role Change / Department Transfer

Update RBAC roles and group memberships; trigger JIT access; remove unneeded entitlements and adjust MFA policies.

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Offboarding / Leaver Scenario

Disable AD account, revoke Entra licenses, and deprovision Okta access; trigger compliance notifications; remove privileged roles.

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Privileged Access Audit & Attestation

Generate reports on privileged accounts; perform access reviews; remediate over-privileged or inactive accounts.

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SSO & Federation Troubleshooting

Simulate failed SAML or OIDC logins; troubleshoot federation, group assignment, and conditional access issues; resolve and document.

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Automation-Driven Reporting

Build scripts and workflows to report inactive accounts, MFA status, license usage, and access reviews; automate notifications.

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Hybrid Environment Scenario

Ensure consistent access, SSO, and MFA across on-prem AD and Entra ID; validate group memberships, licensing, and conditional access policies.

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🛠 Tools Used

Active Directory (ADUC, GPMC, PowerShell)
Microsoft Entra ID (Admin Center, PowerShell, Graph API)
Okta Identity Cloud (Admin Console, Workflows)
Conditional Access / MFA Policies
PIM / PAM Tools
PowerShell & Task Scheduler / CRON

🔗 Related Labs

Active Directory Lab – On-premises user and group management, RBAC, AD security
Microsoft Entra ID Lab – Cloud identity, licensing, MFA, and Conditional Access
Okta Lab – App integration, MFA enforcement, lifecycle automation
Secure Access Controls Lab – PIM/PAM, RBAC, and access governance
Automation Lab – Cross-platform scripts and workflows for lifecycle automation