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Microsoft Entra ID

In plain language

The Microsoft system that holds your staff logins and decides who can sign in to what.

The metaphor

Like the building's security desk and badge system: it checks who you are and which doors your badge opens.

Going deeper

How it works

  • Previously called Azure Active Directory.
  • Stores users, groups and sign-in rules for Microsoft 365.
  • Supports MFA and sign-in policies.
  • Can sign people in to other apps (SSO).

How WILDCARD handles it

Cloud covers workspace administration, including users and sign-in settings. Identity Monitor watches the logins.

In practice
  • An owner adds a new hire in one place.
  • A leaver's access is removed everywhere.
  • A rule requires MFA on every sign-in.

A question owners ask

Is Entra ID the same as Active Directory? It is Microsoft's cloud version of the idea. Older offices may still run a server-based one.

Where WILDCARD handles this
Cloud
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  • 24/7 identity monitoring
  • Every alert investigated
  • Compromised logins shut down
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