Azure AD is becoming Microsoft Entra ID – What you need to know
Microsoft announced the renaming of Azure Active Directory to Microsoft Entra ID. The reason for the name change is that Microsoft wants to unifi the Microsoft Entra product family.

Microsoft introduced Entra in May of 2022. At that time it included three products, Azure AD, Microsoft Entra Permissions Management, and Microsoft Entra Verified ID. Microsoft Entra Governance and Microsoft Entra Workload ID were later added to the product family. Renaming Azure AD to Microsoft Entra ID is a logical step, to simplify the product naming.

In this article, we are going to take a look at the product names, and what you need to know.

What is Microsoft Entra
Microsoft Entra helps you protect all identities and secure network access everywhere. It starts with Microsoft Entra ID (former Azure AD) that manages and protects users, apps, workloads, and devices. Other products in the Entra Family are:
Microsoft Entra ID Governance – Protect, monitor, and audit access to critical assets
Microsoft Entra External ID – Provide your customers and partners with secure access to any app.
Microsoft Entra Verified ID – Issue and verify identity credentials based on open standards.
Microsoft Entra Permissions Management – Manage identity permissions across your multi-cloud infrastructure.
Microsoft Entra Workload ID – Help apps and services to securely access cloud resources.
Microsoft Entra Internet Access – Secure access to the internet, software as a service, and Microsoft 365 apps.
Microsoft Entra Private Access – Help users securely connect to private apps from anywhere.

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