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Microsoft Azure Active Directory: Single Sign-On Overview and Analysis

See our complete list of Top SSO Solutions Bottom Line Microsoft Azure AD is almost a no-brainer for anyone deploying Microsoft Azure widely. With support for on-premises integration and synchronization, it is gaining traction as an SSO solution for large or small organizations. Product Description Microsoft Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) uses an identity as […]

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Drew Robb
Apr 24, 2019
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Bottom Line

Microsoft Azure AD is almost a no-brainer for anyone deploying Microsoft Azure widely. With support for on-premises integration and synchronization, it is gaining traction as an SSO solution for large or small organizations.

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Product Description

Microsoft Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) uses an identity as a service (IDaaS) delivery model. It includes Azure AD Connect to support on-premises directory integration and synchronization. Additionally, it includes Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) as an option to support single sign-on (SSO), but AD FS has also been widely deployed on its own for many years. Azure AD now includes reporting, security analytics and multifactor authentication, as well as user provisioning for software as a service (SaaS) apps.

Security Qualifications

Level 5 Department of Defense and FIPS 140-2 Level 1 approved.

Delivery

Identity-as-a-service

Agents

Yes

Pricing

Basic is $1 per user per month and premium is $6, but some add-ons may be extra.

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Originally from Scotland, Drew Robb has been a writer for more than 25 years. He lives in Florida and specializes in IT, engineering, and business. As well as eWeek and TechRepublic, he writes for a wide range of magazines including Gas Turbine World, SDxCentral, and HR Magazine. He is the author of Server Disk Management in a Windows Environment (Auerbach Publications).

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