Microsoft Entra External ID, part of Microsoft Entra, provides highly secure digital experiences for partners, customers, citizens, patients, or any users outside your organization with customization controls. Combine external identities and user directories in one portal to seamlessly manage access across the organization.
Microsoft Entra External ID refers to all the ways you can securely interact with users outside of your organization. If you want to collaborate with partners, distributors, suppliers, or vendors, you can share your resources and define how your internal users can access external organizations. If you're a developer creating consumer-facing apps, you can manage your customers' identity experiences.
With External ID, external users can "bring their own identities." Whether they have a corporate or government-issued digital identity, or an unmanaged social identity like Google or Facebook, they can use their own credentials to sign in. The external user’s identity provider manages their identity, and you manage access to your apps with Entra ID or Entra External ID to keep your resources protected.
The following capabilities make up External ID:
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B2B collaboration - Collaborate with external users by letting them use their preferred identity to sign in to your Microsoft applications or other enterprise applications (SaaS apps, custom-developed apps, etc.). B2B collaboration users are represented in your directory, typically as guest users.
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B2B direct connect - Establish a mutual, two-way trust with another Azure AD organization for seamless collaboration. B2B direct connect currently supports Teams shared channels, enabling external users to access your resources from within their home instances of Teams. B2B direct connect users aren't represented in your directory, but they're visible from within the Teams shared channel and can be monitored in Teams admin center reports.
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Azure AD B2C - Publish modern SaaS apps or custom-developed apps (excluding Microsoft apps) to consumers and customers, while using Azure AD B2C for identity and access management.
Netwrix Usercube streamlines identity governance by enhancing access control and automating compliance. It's designed for businesses requiring efficient user provisioning and access management.
With a focus on simplifying access management processes, Netwrix Usercube offers a comprehensive platform for managing user identities and permissions within an organization. By automating compliance and audit processes, it ensures that access rights are consistently enforced, reducing the risk of security breaches and ensuring compliance with industry regulations. It supports complex environments making it a flexible choice for diverse IT landscapes.
What are the key features of Netwrix Usercube?
- Identity Lifecycle Management: Streamlines user creation, modification, and deactivation by managing identity data effectively.
- Access Certification: Automates the access review processes to ensure continuous compliance with business policies.
- Role-Based Access Control: Facilitates the assignment of permissions based on user roles, increasing efficiency and security.
- Audit and Compliance Reports: Offers comprehensive reporting to help meet regulatory compliance effortlessly.
- Self-Service Portal: Empowers users to manage their access requests, reducing administrative overhead.
What benefits or ROI should users evaluate?
- Improved Security: By centralizing and automating access controls, reduce security vulnerabilities.
- Operational Efficiency: Automating processes significantly reduces the time spent on identity governance tasks.
- Regulatory Compliance: Simplifies achieving and maintaining compliance with strict regulatory standards.
- Cost Savings: Lessens the need for manual intervention, leading to reduced operational costs.
Netwrix Usercube is implemented across various sectors, including finance, healthcare, and education, enabling organizations to address industry-specific identity management challenges. Its adaptable architecture supports scalability and customization, tailoring solutions to meet distinct compliance and security demands efficiently.
