Azure Active Directory
What is Azure Active Directory?
Azure Active Directory is Microsoft’s cloud-based identity and access management service. Like Active Directory, Azure AD comprises a database (directory) that records things like what users there are and who’s allowed to do what, and set of services that enable your employees to sign in (authentication) and access only the resources they’re allowed to (authorization). These resources include:
- Resources, such as Office 365, the Azure portal and software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications
- Internal resources, such as any cloud apps your organization has developed and (if you have hybrid deployment) apps on your corporate network and intranet