Microsoft Entra ID
Microsoft Entra ID, previously named (Azure Active Directory), is a multi-tenant cloud-based identity and access management solution that is part of Microsoft’s Microsoft Entra “identity platform” product family.
Microsoft Entra ID is primarily a “cloud-based” centralized Identity Provider (IDP) and “directory service” for objects, which are stored in Microsoft Entra ID with attributes.
For “user identities,” the core attributes would be their sign-in name, their User Principal Name (UPN), “password,” “location,” “assigned roles,” “group membership,” “devices,” “licenses,” and “authentication methods.”
The directory service is the foundation of granting access to resources through Identity and Access Management (IAM) for cloud and hybrid environments. It provides authentication and authorization...
