#1 most frequent
United States of America
62.0%57 installations of 92
What is Microsoft Entra External ID?
Microsoft Entra External ID (formerly Azure Active Directory B2C, or alternately, Azure Active Directory External Identities) provides business-to-customer identity as a service. Customers can use their preferred social, enterprise, or local account identities to get single sign-on access to applications and APIs.
Categories & Use Cases
Product Demos
Top Performing Features
Password Management
Self-help capabilities the help users recover forgotten passwords, etc.
Category average: 8.3
Account Provisioning and De-provisioning
Capabilities for creating user accounts based on roles, group memberships and business processes
Category average: 8.5
ID-Management Access Control
Authorization or restriction of access to information depending on role
Category average: 9
Areas for Improvement
ID Risk Management
Identification, evaluation, and prioritization of risks with procedures to minimize, impacts of unplanned consequences
Category average: 8.4
Multi-Factor Authentication
Using multiple, independent components to gain access
Category average: 8.8
ID Management Workflow Automation
Automated sequence of tasks to simplify processes
Category average: 8.3
Who Buys & Uses Microsoft Entra External ID
#2 most frequent
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
7.6%7 installations of 92
#3 most frequent
Canada
6.5%6 installations of 92
Microsoft Entra External ID
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Microsoft Entra External ID is used for our external vendors and consultants to access our systems for remote work.
Pros
- Locks down where and what can be accessed
- Logs the remote connection
- Keeps our data secure
Cons
- Dashboard could be a little cleaner
- Little easier to assign what can be accesses per user
Return on Investment
- Positive impact since it works and keeps everything secure
Usability
Alternatives Considered
Navan
Other Software Used
Microsoft Azure, Nutanix AHV, Acronis Cyber Infrastructure
Entra-cation for Multi Academy Trusts
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Here in our educational setting, a medium sized multi academy trust, we use Microsoft Entra External ID to deliver internal apps and resources to a series of children's homes and school communities that work externally with our organisation. Microsoft Entra External ID enables us to reach children that other wise struggle to attend school regularly. It gives each pupil or prospective pupil and their supporting agencies an opportunity to continue/support their learning from where ever they are, securely.
Pros
- Security
- Simple account creation
- Deployment of resources.
Cons
- Initial external/workforce tenant setup
- Authentication app requirement (although essential, not every child has a device they can use)
- Company Branding Tools
Return on Investment
- Greater pupil platform engagement
- Greater visibility for external agencies to see compliance
- More comprehensive remote education offerings
- Greater visibility for IT management
Usability
Alternatives Considered
Amazon Cognito
Other Software Used
Microsoft Teams, Fortinet FortiGate, Kernel Data Recovery
Microsoft Entra External ID
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
In ou organization, we iser Microsoft Entra External ID for pur third party vendors who operate from different countries. Instead of giving full access to our sensitive data. We used Microsoft Entra External ID so that limited access could be given but at the same time enough access is given to operate properly. Data security is th major business problem which Microsoft Entra External ID helps with. It makes our sensitive data safe and secure.
Pros
- One of the things that Microsoft Entra External ID does really well is creating user logins, accounts and profile. It is very easy to create them, manage them and delete them. It is fast and reliant.
- Limit access or authorization feature. We can allow different levels of authorization and access. So that not all the employees would have access to all the data. Only some relaible employees would have access and power to change anything.
- Mutli factor authentication feature is also a really good feature to secure data. Even overseas vendors need MFS to login which gives double protection to our data.
Cons
- The non technical users might get a little frustarted when it comes to passwors resets and MFA for Microsoft Entra External ID. They find it difficult to navigate through it and make the changes. Specially someone who is not a texh savvy.
Return on Investment
- The positive impact is that, if our company would have used local employees rather than third party vendors, it could have been very expensive. Using third party vendors with the peace of mind that the data is secure. Its a win-win situation if the financial aspect is considered.
- Negative impact was the implentation and setup. It was very time taking. The IT team had to work on it for so long as it was very complex. It really took some time to train employees onto using Microsoft Entra External ID.
Usability
Alternatives Considered
Amazon Cognito
Cloud based - Business to Consumer
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Azure Active Directory B2C allows users to sign into parts of our systems using multifactor authentication while still accessing the parts that do not need the added protection. The predefined user flows help create user experiences and access quickly, while the custom policies are for a more robust scenario. Both are unique and tailored to our needs.
Pros
- User flows
- MFA
- User interface
Cons
- Custom policies options
- integrating
Most Important Features
- One stop shop
- Easy access
- multiple options
Return on Investment
- Stronger security
- Conditional Access
Alternatives Considered
PingOne from Ping Identity and OneLogin by One Identity
Other Software Used
Microsoft 365, Google Analytics
Awesome product, lousy marketing -- it's Azure's best-kept secret!
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Azure Active Directory B2C is our go-to platform for customer identity and access management (CIAM) needs, both for our internally-developed applications and products as well as for our clients' customer-facing applications. Despite the name, Azure Active Directory B2C excels at both business-to-consumer and business-to-business ("B2B") functionality; I often explain to people that "B2C" should be read as "business-to-customer." We have used Azure Active Directory B2C for everything from prototype apps and small business scenarios to very large enterprises with millions of user accounts.
Pros
- Customer identity
- User experience customization
- Integration and configuration
- Security
- Availability/reliability
Cons
- Troubleshooting diagnostic logs effectively requires VS Code
- Group and role management requires additional effort
- The programming model (XML) could use some developer experience love
Most Important Features
- Configurability
- Integration with Azure
- Value
- Security
- Reliability
Return on Investment
- Time to market for our products significantly reduced
- Optimized our total cost of ownership for providing subscription SaaS solutions
- Streamlined maintainability of solutions
Alternatives Considered
AuthX, The Okta Identity Cloud and AWS Identity & Access Management
Other Software Used
Azure API Management, Azure App Service, Azure Blob Storage, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)