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Great article! For SSO to work do you need to use ADFS or is AAD-Sync enough?

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You need ADFS (Or another SSO provider) and AADSync. AADSync is the tool that creates and syncs account information into Office 365, and
ADFS* is the tool that securely links the authentication between the two accounts.

*Other SSO providers are available, but be prepared for support requests to be more involved.

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