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Entra: consulting and operations in Bamberg

Cloud identity service for sign-in and conditional access.

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The system

Microsoft Entra ID, formerly Azure AD, is the cloud identity service for signing in to Microsoft 365 and applications, with multi-factor authentication and conditional access.

Your benefits

  • Multi-factor authentication and conditional access
  • Single sign-on for cloud applications
  • Central identity for Microsoft 365

IN DETAIL

What is Microsoft Entra ID?

Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory) is Microsoft's cloud identity service. It authenticates users for Microsoft 365 and thousands of other applications through OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect and SAML. Functions include multi-factor authentication, conditional access and device binding.

Typical tasks

  • Setting up single sign-on for cloud applications.
  • MFA and access rules through conditional access.
  • Synchronisation with an on-premises Active Directory via Entra Connect or Cloud Sync.
  • Managing guests and external partners.
  • Roles and time-limited permissions for administrators.

Benefits and limits

Entra ID makes sign-in and access control for cloud applications central and secure. Some functions depend on the licence tier. Entra ID is not "Active Directory in the cloud": group policy and Kerberos scenarios continue to run in on-premises AD or are replaced through Intune.

How INZOSO helps with Entra ID

We plan the identity architecture, set up Entra ID with MFA and conditional access, connect applications for single sign-on and support the path from on-premises via hybrid to cloud.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Entra ID the same as Azure AD?

Yes, Microsoft renamed Azure Active Directory to Microsoft Entra ID.

What is conditional access for?

It allows, limits or ties access to conditions such as MFA, device state, location and risk.

What is Entra Connect?

A tool that synchronises accounts from an on-premises Active Directory to Entra ID.

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