What is Azure AD?

Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) is Microsoft’s cloud-based identity and access management service. It helps your employees sign in and access resources such as Microsoft 365, the Azure portal, and thousands of other SaaS applications. Azure AD provides features like single sign-on (SSO), multi-factor authentication, and conditional access to help protect users from cybersecurity threats. Organizations use Azure AD to manage users, devices, and access to applications both in the cloud and on-premises.