What is the primary difference between Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) and on-premises Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS)?

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What is the primary difference between Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) and on-premises Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS)?

Key points

  • Azure AD focuses on cloud and web apps with OAuth/OIDC
  • AD DS is used for on-premises domains with LDAP/Kerberos
  • Azure AD is not limited to on-premises environments like AD DS
  • AD DS does not support OAuth/OIDC for cloud applications

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