One of the best tool in Market for Authentication and Authorization
Updated June 07, 2024

One of the best tool in Market for Authentication and Authorization

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Microsoft Entra ID

We use it for authentication and authorization with in our organization. We also use it for SSO. We manage user objects, computer objects, Groups, Printers etc via Microsoft Entra ID. Via Microsoft Entra ID we centrally manage all the auth policies and make sure users have limited access to resources based on their role, neither more nor less. We also manage Microsoft Entra ID integrated DNS for proper name resolution.

Pros

  • Reliable: We can rely on the authentication process and protocols it uses.
  • Fault-tolerant: Because of multiple DCs,,, its fault-tolerant so easy life for us engineers
  • Easy to manage: UI is easy to understand

Cons

  • It should have an in-built password generation tool that generates passwords based on set AD password policies, and we can use that to reset user passwords.
  • There should be a one-click feature to check the resultant GPOs being applied to any machine or user.
  • Overall, it has a positive impact as it gives assurance of security.
  • It helps in controlling restricted access and managing resources so basically more centralized power to control things.
Onprem Identities which gets synced to Azure Cloud via Azure AD AD-Connect. We have multiple domain controllers in multiple locations so identities in On-prem gets replicated across all DCs and then they gets synced to cloud via Azure AD connect agent. So Hybrid model of deployment is what we have.
No
O365
Service Now
Jira
Confluence
Nothing changes for them I guess.
I think okta is more user friendly when it comes to automations and workflow management

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?

Yes

Did implementation of Microsoft Entra ID go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Microsoft Entra ID again?

Yes

If you have more than say 10 machines to manage and 20+ users who login to these machines everyday, its tough to manage these users and servers individually so rather use Microsoft Entra ID to authenticate users and allow them access to resources or computers with restricted policies. So overall its very helpful in managing Organizational resources as the organization size increases.

Microsoft Entra ID Feature Ratings

Identity Management
8.0
ID-Management Access Control
9
ID Management Single-Sign On (SSO)
9
Multi-Factor Authentication
8
Password Management
8
Account Provisioning and De-provisioning
6
ID Risk Management
8

Using Microsoft Entra ID

10000 - All users of organization irrespective of Department uses Microsoft Entra ID. Basically we use Entra ID for authentication purpose and thus it is essential that Users , Computers, Printers etc leverages Entra ID services like LDAP. We also manage users access through Entra ID groups which is essential for increasing the security posture of overall infra.
9 - Here are the listed essential skills that are required to support Entra ID :
1. Knowledge in Windows Servers
2. Knowledge of DNS
3. Knowledge of Group policies
4. Knowledge of FSMO roles
5. Knowledge in Identity Access Provisioning
6. Understanding of Kerberos, NTLM, LDAP
7. Understanding of PowerShell is a big plus






  • User Authentication
  • Managing users and computers via group Policy
  • DNS
  • Access Provisioning
  • Entra ID is very powerful tool and offer a lot, Utilizing it to full potential is itself a challenge so hardly anyone gets time to think to use it in Innovative ways.
  • I don't think we would need to use it in additional ways, It does very well what it is supposed to and utilizing those services itself is a big success.
Because no other tool offers what Entra ID does. you can build a complete ecosystem around Entra ID like exchange etc. So its a one stop solution and that's why its widely adopted across the Globe without any second thought.

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