Item: Microsoft Entra ID
Rating: 10
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Azure Active Directory is being used across the whole organization as our employee single sign on solution. Our department also uses a separate subscription for managing our own services. We mainly use AD groups to manage user access to different services. It's very easy to use and do user onboarding.

Pros and Cons

Azure AD groups can be used to represent different user roles.
2FA authentication makes it very secure.
SSO experience is convenient for all employees.

Auditing logs seem like a short time retention.
No easy way to get Inactive Users list.
Not possible to deactivate a user temporarily, you can only delete the user.

Most Important Features

Azure AD groups
SAML authentication
2FA authentication

Return on Investment

We easily integrated many services with Azure AD to make them secure
Very easy user onboarding/offboarding saves us time

Key Insights

Do you think Microsoft Entra ID delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Microsoft Entra ID's feature set?

Yes

Did Microsoft Entra ID live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Microsoft Entra ID go as expected?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy Microsoft Entra ID again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365), Azure API Management, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

Likelihood to Recommend

It is well suited for corporate access control, and single sign on. Some services have native support for Azure AD integration. For those services that don't provide native support, SAML authentication proxy can be used as a workaround.

For applications that require long period auditing, Azure AD may not be the best choice.

Good corporate identity management solution

Overall Satisfaction with Microsoft Azure Active Directory