Microsoft Entra lifecycle management
Automate and simplify the identity and access lifecycle with Microsoft Entra lifecycle workflows.
Control the identity lifecycle
Automate identity lifecycle management to increase user productivity and organizational security.
Onboard new employees faster
Use customizable workflow templates to enable access right away for new team members so they become productive on day one.
Finalize role changes promptly
Quickly update, add, or remove access to resources when a team member’s role changes.
Offboard with confidence
Ensure security and compliance for the organization, and peace of mind for former team members with timely access deprovisioning.
Reduce the possibility of errors
Automate repetitive, manual identity lifecycle tasks and reduce the risk of errors so the IT team can focus on higher value work.
Capabilities
Automate and manage the entire digital identity lifecycle process.
Simplify access management with HR-driven provisioning
Automatically provision or deprovision user access on signals from HR systems such as Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, Microsoft Dynamics 365, and Aquera.
Use templates to automate common tasks
Automate the identity and access tasks for user changes, such as the first day for new users, and role, team, or location updates for employees.
Provision users and groups to cloud apps
Automatically provision or deprovision users and roles in cloud apps from Microsoft and others, such as Dropbox, Salesforce, and ServiceNow.
Enable inter-directory provisioning
Provision users between on-premises and cloud directories, such as Microsoft Active Directory and Microsoft Entra ID.
Manage access requests
Administer changes to user access. Define how users request resource access and anytime boundaries, and ensure access is removed when no longer needed.
Build customized workflows to automate user access
Ensure that new employees and employees with new roles can be productive immediately; and access for former employees leaves when they do.
Identity lifecycle management at scale
Automatically create user identities and roles in the apps users need to access and maintain and remove user identities as status or roles change.
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Get started with Microsoft Entra ID
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Microsoft Entra ID P2
Get comprehensive identity and access management capabilities including identity protection, privileged identity management, and self-service access management for end users. Azure AD Premium P2 is now Microsoft Entra ID P2.
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Microsoft Entra ID P1
Get the fundamentals of identity and access management, including single sign-on, multifactor authentication, passwordless and conditional access, and other features. Azure AD Premium P1 is now Microsoft Entra ID P1.
The free edition of Microsoft Entra ID is included with a subscription of a commercial online service such as Azure, Dynamics 365, Intune, Power Platform, and others.
Documentation and training
Lifecycle management documentation
See how lifecycle management works in Microsoft Entra ID.
Apps that work with Microsoft Entra ID
Find all apps for which Microsoft Entra ID supports pre-integrated provisioning connectors and learn how to configure them.
Lifecycle and provisioning concepts
Get an overview of lifecycle and provisioning processes.
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