---
id: 6057
title: "Understanding Azure AD Password (Hash) Sync"
source_domain: semperis.com
source_url: "https://www.semperis.com/blog/understanding-azure-ad-password-hash-sync/"
published_at: "2016-08-09T19:06:36Z"
tags: ["cloud", "authentication", "explainer", "azure-ad", "hybrid-identity", "password-hash-sync", "ad-connect"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/6057"
lang: en
---

# Understanding Azure AD Password (Hash) Sync

## Summary

Password hash sync explained: AD Connect copies password hashes to Azure AD every two minutes for 'same sign-on'—simpler than federation and used by about half of syncing organizations.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** semperis.com
- **Published:** 2016-08-09T19:06:36Z
- **Original:** https://www.semperis.com/blog/understanding-azure-ad-password-hash-sync/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/6057