A complete external identity management solution
- Help protect external identities with strong authentication and granular access policies.Define the right level of access, govern identity lifecycles, and establish effective access controls for customers and business collaborators.Design easy, intuitive sign-up and sign-in experiences for end users.Make it easy for development teams to embed identity security to any app or any customer experience.
Secure external identities
Establish strong authentication
Design customized user experiences
Scale on a reliable platform
Streamline collaboration
Govern external identities
Grant external identities access to apps and services
Integrate External ID across your portfolio
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Frequently asked questions
- Effective May 1, 2025, Azure AD External Identities P1 and P2 will no longer be available for new purchases. Existing customers can continue using the product. There will be no changes to the product experience and operational commitments. Support will continue for Azure AD External Identities and a simple migration path will be provided when it’s available.
Effective May 1, 2025, Azure AD External Identities P1 and P2 will no longer be available for new purchases. Existing customers can continue using the product. There will be no changes to the product experience and operational commitments. Support will continue for Azure AD External Identities and a simple migration path will be provided when it’s available.
- Azure AD B2B collaboration is now part of Microsoft Entra External ID as External ID B2B collaboration. It remains in the same location in the Microsoft Entra admin portal within the Workforce tenant.
Azure AD B2B collaboration is now part of Microsoft Entra External ID as External ID B2B collaboration. It remains in the same location in the Microsoft Entra admin portal within the Workforce tenant.
- Microsoft Entra External ID supports a revamped and dedicated developer community with documentation, code samples for download, and other resources.
Microsoft Entra External ID supports a revamped and dedicated developer community with documentation, code samples for download, and other resources.
- Microsoft Entra External ID supports all external identities that are not employees or students, including customers, partners, business collaborators, business consumers, guests, contractors, constituents, and citizens.
Microsoft Entra External ID supports all external identities that are not employees or students, including customers, partners, business collaborators, business consumers, guests, contractors, constituents, and citizens.
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