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What is Azure Active Directory? A Complete Overview

Updated: Jan 7

Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) that is now also called Microsoft Entra ID is a cloud-based identity and access management service. Azure AD also called Entra ID enables your employees access external resources, such as Microsoft 365, the Azure portal, and thousands of other SaaS applications. Azure Active Directory also helps them access internal resources like apps on your corporate intranet, and any cloud apps developed for your own organization.

Azure Active Directory (Azure AD), part of Microsoft Entra, is an enterprise identity service that provides single sign-on, multi factor authentication, and conditional access to guard against 99.9 percent of cybersecurity attacks.



Features

  • Single sign-on simplifies access to your apps from anywhere.

  • Conditional access and multifactor authentication help secure data.

  • A single identity control plane grants full visibility and control of your environment.

  • Governance ensures the right people have access to the right resources, and only when they need it.

Get secured, adaptive access Help protect access to resources and data using strong authentication and risk-based adaptive access policies without compromising the user experience.

Offer seamless user experiences Provide a quick and easy sign-in experience to keep your users productive, reduce time managing passwords, and minimize friction.

Unify identity management Centrally manage all your identities and access to your applications, whether they’re in the cloud or on premises, to improve visibility and control.

Simplify identity governance Help ensure that only authorized users have access to apps and data for users and admins with efficient automated identity governance.

Unify your identity infrastructure management Simplify the experience of managing and securing your entire identity infrastructure—including Azure AD—with the Microsoft Entra admin center.

Select the best option for your identity needs

Explore identity and access management products and pricing Microsoft Entra ID is the new name for Azure Active Directory (Azure AD).






Azure Active Directory P1 (becoming Microsoft Entra ID P1) is available as a standalone or included with Microsoft 365 E3 for enterprise customers and Microsoft 365 Business Premium for small to medium businesses.

Azure Active Directory P2 (becoming Microsoft Entra ID P2) is available as a standalone or included with Microsoft 365 E5 for enterprise customers.

Microsoft Entra ID Governance

Entra ID Governance is an advanced set of identity governance capabilities available for Microsoft Entra ID P1 and P2 customers.

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