{"id":33299,"date":"2023-07-20T13:01:39","date_gmt":"2023-07-20T11:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/?p=33299"},"modified":"2023-10-26T10:13:17","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T08:13:17","slug":"microsoft-azure-ad-becomes-microsoft-entra-id","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/lu\/microsoft-azure-ad-becomes-microsoft-entra-id\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Azure AD becomes Microsoft Entra ID"},"content":{"rendered":"

On October 1, 2023, Microsoft Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) becomes Microsoft Entra ID. This is a name change only<\/strong> and requires no action on your part<\/strong>. The licensing plans and pricing for Azure AD and Microsoft 365 plans, which include Azure AD, will remain unchanged.<\/p>\n

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Name changes<\/h2>\n

Service plans:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Former name<\/strong><\/td>\nNew name<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Azure AD Free<\/td>\nMicrosoft Entra ID Free<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Azure AD Premium Plan 1 (included in Microsoft 365 E3)<\/td>\nMicrosoft Entra ID Plan 1 (included in Microsoft 365 E3)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Azure AD Premium Plan 2 (included in Microsoft 365 E5)<\/td>\nMicrosoft Entra ID Plan 2 (included in Microsoft 365 E5)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Azure AD for education<\/td>\nMicrosoft Entra ID for education<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

With these service plans, the corresponding product names also change, e.g., from Azure Active Directory Premium P1 for government to Microsoft Entra ID P1 for government.<\/p>\n

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Product:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n
Former name<\/strong><\/td>\nNew name<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Azure AD External Identities<\/td>\nMicrosoft Entra External ID<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Features:<\/h3>\n

All Azure AD features will also move under the new name, following the same name structure. Find below a few examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Former name<\/strong><\/td>\nNew name<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Azure AD Conditional Access<\/td>\nMicrosoft Entra Conditional Access<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Azure AD MFA<\/td>\nMicrosoft Entra MFA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Azure AD single sign-on<\/td>\nMicrosoft Entra single sign-on<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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NOT affected from the name changes:<\/h3>\n

Please note that there will remain some instances of the wording “Active Directory”:<\/p>\n