A city security charter lists Microsoft Entra ID as the control plane for Microsoft 365 access. What purpose does Entra ID serve in that charter?
Select an answer to reveal the explanation.
Short Explanation
Entra ID is the front door for who gets into Microsoft 365 — accounts, groups, and sign-in decisions live there. The charter is naming the identity and access control plane, not a firewall or a mailbox archive. Get the door right and everything else hangs on it.
Full Explanation
Microsoft Entra ID provides identity and access management for Microsoft 365, including user and group objects and authentication for cloud apps. Calling it the control plane for Microsoft 365 access reflects that IAM role at fundamentals depth. It is not an endpoint patching service, Exchange journaling store, or network firewall.