{"id":3782,"date":"2024-08-07T06:20:32","date_gmt":"2024-08-07T06:20:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mailsdaddy.com\/blogs\/?p=3782"},"modified":"2024-08-07T06:21:59","modified_gmt":"2024-08-07T06:21:59","slug":"what-is-microsoft-entra-entra-id-and-active-directory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mailsdaddy.com\/blogs\/what-is-microsoft-entra-entra-id-and-active-directory\/","title":{"rendered":"What is &#8211; Microsoft Entra, Entra ID and Active Directory?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Have you heard that Azure Active Directory has been renamed to Microsoft Entra? Or want to know about Microsoft Entra or Entra ID?<\/p>\n<p>What is the strategy of Microsoft Cloud to change its name and how will it benefit the customers? We will understand all these topics one by one.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mailsdaddy.com\/blogs\/what-is-microsoft-entra-entra-id-and-active-directory\/#Why_is_it_important\" >Why is it important?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mailsdaddy.com\/blogs\/what-is-microsoft-entra-entra-id-and-active-directory\/#What_is_Microsoft_Entra_and_Entra_ID\" >What is Microsoft Entra and Entra ID?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mailsdaddy.com\/blogs\/what-is-microsoft-entra-entra-id-and-active-directory\/#Difference_between_Active_Directory_and_Microsoft_Entra\" >Difference between Active Directory and Microsoft Entra<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mailsdaddy.com\/blogs\/what-is-microsoft-entra-entra-id-and-active-directory\/#Choose_Your_Role_for_Microsoft_Entra\" >Choose Your Role for Microsoft Entra<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mailsdaddy.com\/blogs\/what-is-microsoft-entra-entra-id-and-active-directory\/#Final_Steps\" >Final Steps<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_is_it_important\"><\/span><strong>Why is it important?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>We all know that Microsoft is always concerned about the security of its clients and data protection which enhances user privacy. It helps the user to easily access their external and internal resource i.e. Microsoft 365, the Azure portal, the Organization&#8217;s own app, and thousands of other SaaS applications.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_Microsoft_Entra_and_Entra_ID\"><\/span><strong>What is Microsoft Entra and Entra ID?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Microsoft Entra expanded its leg and became Microsoft Entra ID. Hahaha..! Well, It was not so funny&#8230;!<\/p>\n<p>In simple words, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft_Entra_ID\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Microsoft Entra ID<\/a> is a foundational product of Microsoft Entra. Where Entra is a family of access and network products and with ID it enables cloud-based identity and access management services.<\/p>\n<p>Mostly it is used to sign in and protect identity for Microsoft Online services like M365 and AAD. Users can freely use Entra with any Microsoft business subscription as well as use paid-up features by upgrading to P1 and P2 licenses.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to P1 and P2 licenses, the user can also unlock additional authentication features with other Microsoft Entra products such as:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Microsoft Entra ID Governance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Microsoft Entra Permissions Management<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Etc.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Difference_between_Active_Directory_and_Microsoft_Entra\"><\/span><strong>Difference between Active Directory and Microsoft Entra<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Both Active Directory and Microsoft Entra products are developed for security reasons. But Active Directory Domain service in Windows 2000 is used to manage multiple on-premises infrastructures using a single identity. Within the on-premises environment, users can manage access, policies, and other resources in the network.<\/p>\n<p>While Entra uses IDAAS (Identity as a Service) for all its cloud and on-premises apps\/services.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Choose_Your_Role_for_Microsoft_Entra\"><\/span><strong>Choose Your Role for Microsoft Entra<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>There are some differences between a user role and their use of Entra ID. Let\u2019s see:<\/p>\n<p><strong>IT Admin<\/strong>: This huge role allows the admin to manage apps and resources based on organization use like multifactor authentication. When certain details match with the authenticator then the user can access their data.<\/p>\n<p><strong>App Developers<\/strong>:\u00a0 It helps users to authenticate and single-sign-in process with the develop solution. Also use the Entra Api to modify, authenticate, and authorize the environment of organization data access.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscriber<\/strong>: Those who use Office 365, Azure, and Dynamic CRM online can also enable the Entra ID to manage access and cloud resources.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Final_Steps\"><\/span><strong>Final Steps<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>In this post, I have given quick information about Microsoft Entra ID and Active Directory. You can share this detail with those who are going to use Microsoft Entra with their subscription plan. Assign different types of roles to manage access and authentication.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mailsdaddy.com\/blogs\/migrate-from-google-workspace-to-office-365\/\">Google Workspace to Office 365<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mailsdaddy.com\/blogs\/office-365-tenant-to-tenant-migration\/\">Office 365 to Microsoft 365 Tenant<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you heard that Azure Active Directory has been renamed to Microsoft Entra? Or want to know about Microsoft Entra or Entra ID? What is the strategy of Microsoft Cloud to change its name and how will it benefit the customers? We will understand all these topics one by one. Why is it important? 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