Guest
Are you looking for information about guest configurations in Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365? In this archive you will find all our posts about guest configurations.
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Microsoft Entra Private Access: Secure Access for External Users to Internal Resources
Connecting external users to internal resources has traditionally been implemented using VPN. While this approach provides network connectivity, it does not consistently align with Zero Trust principles. With the external user access capability in Microsoft Entra Global Secure Access, external identities can now be integrated into existing Microsoft Entra Private Access configurations. Microsoft Entra Private Access External Users authenticate with their own identity and device and intentionally switch to the resource tenant within the Global Secure Access Client. During this tenant switch, a Private Access tunnel is established that restricts connectivity exclusively to explicitly published internal applications.
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Microsoft Entra Access Reviews: Governance for User and Guest Access
In Microsoft Entra ID, user and guest access evolves incrementally over time, for example as a result of role changes, project assignments or temporary external collaboration. Access rights that are granted once often remain in place, even when the original business or organizational requirement no longer exists. As a result, common countermeasures such as manual access reviews, follow-ups with group owners or occasional spot checks provide only limited, point-in-time transparency and do not enable a consistent and regular review of access. Decisions are often not documented consistently and are therefore difficult to audit retrospectively.
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WatchTra: Automated Attribute Compliance for Microsoft Entra ID
In many Microsoft Entra ID environments, the quality of user attributes remains an often underestimated factor in security and governance. WatchTra enhances attribute compliance in Microsoft Entra ID and ensures consistent identity data across the organization. In practice, attributes frequently contain inconsistent spellings or values, for example, “Switzerland” instead of “Swiss” or “IT” instead of “Information Technology”, as well as missing or outdated entries. Such discrepancies can result in incorrect dynamic group memberships, inaccurate reporting or incomplete policy enforcement.However, a consistent validation of these attributes against organization-wide standards is rarely implemented in real-world environments.
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Microsoft Entra ID: Revoke User Access in an Emergency
At a time when digital security is becoming increasingly important, managing user access is a crucial factor in protecting sensitive data and resources. Microsoft Entra provides companies with powerful tools to control and monitor access to critical information and systems. Especially in critical situations, such as compromised user accounts or employee departures, it is essential to quickly and securely revoke access to minimize potential security risks.
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Azure AD B2B Direct Connect for shared channels in Microsoft Teams
Microsoft offers with Azure AD B2B Direct Connect for shared channels in Microsoft Teams a feature that simplifies management for collaboration with external partners in teams. Until the release of Azure AD B2B Direct Connect, an external partner was invited to the tenant as a guest and authorized in Microsoft Teams (Azure AD B2B Collaboration). The external partner then received an email with instructions for further steps. When looking in to the own Azure Active Directory everyone notes: each external user gets a guest account in our own Azure Active Directory. Whether the guest account is still in use or not, it will always remain in Azure Active Directory until…