Describe Microsoft Granular Delegated Admin Privileges (GDAP) Principles

Zero trust principles such as least privilege don’t just apply to your organization. In the context of service providers, it’s important to make sure that they are also following secure administration practices.

This is where Granular Delegated Admin Privileges (GDAP) comes into play.

GDAP’s capabilities empower partners to exercise precise control over access to their clients’ workloads, thereby enhancing security measures and addressing potential concerns. This not only enables partners to offer a broader range of services to clients uncomfortable with granting global administrator access but also helps organizations with regulatory requirements necessitating a least-privileged approach be compliant.

GDAP serves as an integral security feature aligned with the zero-trust cybersecurity framework. It empowers partners to configure highly specific and time-bound access to their...