Cross-product topic

Standards

A cross-product view of Microsoft Entra changes related to Standards.

Latest Standards changes

Add OIDC for customer sign-in

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Learn how to set up OpenID Connect as an external identity provider in Microsoft Entra External ID, enabling users to sign in using their existing accounts.

Use Scim To Provision Users And Groups

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|Username and password (not recommended or supported by Microsoft Entra ID)|Easy to implement|Insecure - [Your Pa$$word doesn't matter](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-entra-azure-ad-blog/your-pa-word-doesn-t-matter/ba-p/731984)|Not supported…

V2 Howto App Gallery Listing

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- To implement support of SCIM 2.0 Provisioning follow this tutorial: [build a SCIM endpoint and configure user provisioning with Microsoft Entra ID](~/identity/app-provisioning/use-scim-to-provision-users-and-groups.md)

App Manifest

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Specifies whether this web app can request OAuth2.0 implicit flow ID tokens. The default is false. This flag is used for browser-based apps, like JavaScript single-page apps. We, however, discourage the use of implicit grant even in SPAs and recommend using t…

Enable Scim Api

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- **Cost:** See [API call pricing](https://aka.ms/EntraSCIMAPIPricing).

Entra Id Scim Api Reference

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Before you can call the SCIM API endpoints described in this article, you must enable the SCIM Provisioning API feature, configure billing, set up credentials, and obtain an access token. For step-by-step instructions, see [Enable the SCIM Provisioning API in…

OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect protocols

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Learn about OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect in Microsoft identity platform. Explore authentication flows, endpoints, and secure user authentication.

Direct Federation

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Set up direct federation with SAML 2.0 or WS-Fed identity providers so users can sign in with work accounts. Understand attributes and claims for federation.

Understand Microsoft's SSO model

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Learn how Microsoft Entra ID implements single sign-on (SSO) as a centralized identity platform for both SAML and OpenID Connect protocols.

Direct Federation

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1. On the **New SAML/WS-Fed IdP** page, enter the following:

What Is Agent Id Platform

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- **Authentication service**: An OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect (OIDC) standard-compliant authentication service that enables secure, standards-based authentication for agents. This service issues tokens that agents use to authenticate to resources and APIs, su…

Configurable Token Lifetimes

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Learn how to configure token lifetimes for access, SAML, and ID tokens in Microsoft Identity Platform to enhance security.

Configure the role claim

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Learn how to configure the role claim issued in the SAML token for enterprise applications in Microsoft Entra ID.

Customize SAML token claims

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Learn how to customize the claims issued by Microsoft identity platform in the SAML token for enterprise applications.

Direct Federation

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Set up direct federation with SAML 2.0 or WS-Fed identity providers so users can sign in with work accounts. Understand attributes and claims for federation.

Entra Id Federation Customers

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Learn how to configure a Microsoft Entra ID tenant as an OpenID Connect identity provider in Microsoft Entra External ID, enabling users to sign in using their existing organizational accounts.