However, if you use HubStor, the only reason you would use AFS is for the global namespace capability. AD is an on-premise solution, and Microsoft doesn’t offer cloud PKI or Certificate Authority (CA) services. Azure AD is the backbone of the Office 365 system, and it can sync with on-premise Active Directory and provide authentication to other cloud-based systems via OAuth. With Azure AD Connect cloud sync, the provisioning configuration is stored in the cloud and runs in the cloud as part of the Azure AD provisioning service.
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