Introduction to Azure AD
Azure AD is an Identity and Access Management (IAM) cloud service offering from Microsoft. It is a single identity store for both internal and external users so that you can configure applications to use Azure AD for authentication. You can synchronize on-premises Windows AD to Azure AD; therefore, you can enable a single sign-on (SSO) experience for your users.
Users can log in using their work or school credentials or personal Microsoft accounts such as Outlook.com, Xbox, and Skype. It also allows you to natively add or delete users, create groups, do a self-service password reset, enable Azure MFA, and much more.
With Azure AD B2C, you can customize how your users sign up, sign in, and manage their profiles. Additionally, it allows your customers to use their existing social credentials such as Facebook and Google to sign in and access your applications and APIs.
Azure AD is compliant with industry-standard protocols such as OpenID Connect, also...
