TechIDManager.EntraID – 5.357

TechIDManager.EntraID 5.57! Don’t worry, everything is still backward compatible. This is the integration between TechIDManager and EntraID, formerly called TechIDManager.AzureAD. The name change reflects Microsoft’s name change for the same thing. Install instructions are https://ruffiansoftware.com/azure-ad-integration.

This version runs differently than previous versions. This runs on a single Azure tenant with the “Primary” installation on a consumption plan that does all the processing and execution. This is usually the MSPs tenant. This reaches into the multiple other tenants with the “Secondary” installations. These are usually the MSP’s clients’ tenants (without the requirement for a subscription). There are specific security reasons for this architecture.

This version maintains support for pure EntraID environments and support for hybrid DC/EntraID environments with AD Connect already setup and running to sync users. We suggest a non-hybrid setup for admin users.

If you are using this script to update an installation, basically run the script and it will check for an existing installation and ask if you want to update it, and if you want to convert it to a “Primary” or “Secondary” installation.

This version changes:

1. Single Primary installation via PowerShell Script with Azure CLI to an Azure Tenant with a subscription.
2. Multiple Secondary installations via executable that uses Azure CLI to an Azure Tenant that do NOT require subscriptions.
3. THIS IS A PRE-RELEASE VERSION and THE PRIMARY INSTALLATION WILL NEED TO BE UPDATED TO THE RELEASE VERSION WHEN IT IS AVAILABLE. Only the Primary installation will need to be updated.
4. Long term, only the Primary installation should ever need to be updated.

Instructions

1. Install the Azure CLI on your computer.
2. Download the Primary script to your computer.
3. Open a powershell window and run the Primary deploy script
   1. When prompted, login to the Azure Tenant that will be running as the Primary. This tenant requires a subscription, and is usually the MSP tenant.
   2. Answer all the questions and say yes to making it a primary installation
4. Download the Secondary installation application to your computer.
5. Extract the zip file a folder
6. Change directory into that folder with the powershell window
7. Run TechIDManager.EntraID.Installer.exe
   1. When prompted, login to the Azure Tenant that will be a secondary installation
   2. Answer the questions, if updating an existing installation, then say yes to convert to a secondary installation.

Deploy_TechIDManager_EntraID_5.357.ps1 Installation Script for Primary Install (NOTE* you probably need to right click and “Save link as”)

TechIDManager.EntraID.Installer_5.357.zip Installation application for Secondary installations.

As always, if you have any questions or issues, contact Support@TechIDManager.com