Hi All,

Greetings for the day!!! Today new major update !

Update – Azure AD is renamed to Microsoft Entra ID

Details

• This name change is announced on 11 July 2023
• This change was also displayed on the tenant overview page in the portals including Azure, Microsoft 365, and Microsoft Entra admin center, and Microsoft Learn.

• Microsoft Entra ID is the new name for Azure AD
• Microsoft Entra is the name for the product family of identity and network access solutions
• Navigate to Microsoft Entra admin center – https://entra.microsoft.com/#home
• We have detailed article – how to navigate Microsoft Entra admin center – Small Tips and Tricks – Microsoft Entra admin center – How to navigate – Microsoft Entra admin center

• The naming of features changes to Microsoft Entra. For example:
  • Azure AD tenant -> Microsoft Entra tenant
  • Azure AD account -> Microsoft Entra account
  • Azure AD Conditional Access ->Microsoft Entra Conditional Access
  • Azure AD single sign-on -> Microsoft Entra single sign-on

• As per Microsoft documentation –
  • No interruptions to usage or service – we / users will continue to user the services without any interruptions
  • All existing deployments, configurations, and integrations will continue to function as they do today without any action from us
  • Licensing, terms, service-level agreements, product certifications, support and pricing remain the same
  • All existing login URLs, APIs, PowerShell cmdlets, and Microsoft Authentication Libraries (MSAL) stay the same, as do developer experiences and tooling

Changes for Microsoft 365 users

• Unique capabilities in the Azure AD for Microsoft 365 apps (company branding and self-service sign-in activity search) will now be available to all Microsoft customers in Microsoft Entra ID Free
• Microsoft 365 E3 changes
  • There are no changes to the identity features and functionality available in Microsoft 365 E3.
  • Microsoft 365 E3 includes Microsoft Entra ID P1, currently known as Azure AD Premium P1
• Microsoft 365 E5 changes
  • Microsoft 365 E5 customers will also get access to new identity protection capabilities like token protection, Conditional Access based on GPS-based location and step-up authentication for the most sensitive actions
  • Microsoft 365 E5 includes Microsoft Entra P2, currently known as Azure AD Premium P2

When is the name change happening?

• The name change will appear across Microsoft experiences starting August 15, 2023
• Display names for SKUs and service plans will change on October 1, 2023
• Microsoft expect most naming text string changes in Microsoft experiences and partner experiences to be completed by the end of 2023

REFERENCES

• Small Tips and Tricks – Microsoft Entra admin center – How to navigate – Microsoft Entra admin center
• New name for Azure Active Directory – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/fundamentals/new-name

Thanks for reading! If you like kindly please share! HAVE a FANTASTIC LEARNING 🙂 LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL 🙂