Microsoft Entra ID Now Supports External to Internal User Account Conversion

Microsoft has released a new “convert to internal user” feature in preview for its Microsoft Entra ID service. The latest release allows IT administrators to seamlessly convert external accounts into internal ones to ensure a smooth transition without disrupting user access and workflows. Microsoft mentioned that most enterprise customers use a combination of internal and…

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Microsoft’s Entra ID License Utilization Portal: Simplifying License Management for Businesses

Microsoft has launched a new Entra ID license utilization portal in public preview for commercial customers. The long-awaited feature is designed to offer commercial customers insights into premium feature usage for optimizing Entra ID Premium licenses. Microsoft Entra ID (formerly known as Azure Active Directory) is a cloud-based identity and access management service. It allows…

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What is Azure AD B2B?

Discover the benefits of using Azure AD B2B in your organization. Learn how it can improve collaboration and streamline access for external partners, and boost your users’ productivity, safely and securely. What is Azure B2B? Microsoft Entra B2B (formerly Azure AD B2B) is a feature/service within the Microsoft Entra ID that allows collaboration between your…

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What is Azure AD B2C?

Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) B2C is a cloud-based customer identity and access management service that provides business-to-customer (B2C) Identity-as-a-Service. It allows organizations to secure and manage their customer-facing applications – so external parties can seamlessly sign up and log in. Learn more about the features and benefits of Azure AD B2C below. What is…

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Microsoft Entra Verified ID Gets Face Check Support for Enhanced Identity Verification

Microsoft has introduced new Face Check support to its Entra Verified ID service. The feature allows organizations to verify a user’s identity by matching their selfie with trusted documents like government IDs or employee credentials. Microsoft Entra Verified ID is a managed service based on open standards that is used to create free verifiable credentials….

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Microsoft Entra ID Gets Advanced Customization Options for Certificate-Based Authentication

Microsoft has released a new update for its Entra ID Conditional Access service that provides more granular controls over certificate-based authentication (CBA) methods. The advanced CBA options are currently in preview, allowing access to specific resources based on certificate Issuer or Policy Object Identifiers (OIDs) properties. Microsoft Entra ID Conditional Access is a service that…

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Microsoft to Enable Automatic Conditional Access Policies for Entra ID Customers

Microsoft announced the automatic rollout of new Conditional Access (CA) policies for select Microsoft 365 licenses in November 2023. As of today, these policies are only available in report-only mode, with the activation for commercial customers set for February and March 2024. The report-only mode enables policies to log policy results without enforcing them. Microsoft…

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What Is IAM? A Guide to Identity and Access Management

Identity and Access Management (IAM), is a crucial cybersecurity framework that governs and secures digital access to resources. It plays a pivotal role in helping organizations control and secure their digital resources such as apps, files, user identities, permissions, and all other organizational data. IAM also helps ensure the confidentiality and integrity of sensitive information….

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