What is Azure Identity?

Azure Identity, primarily through Azure Active Directory (Azure AD), is Microsoft's cloud-based identity and access management service. It enables users to securely access both Microsoft cloud resources (like Azure, Microsoft 365) and on-premises resources. It provides features like single sign-on (SSO), multi-factor authentication (MFA), conditional access, and identity governance to manage user identities and control access to applications and resources. It is commonly used for managing employee, partner, and customer identities for a variety of applications and services.