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Identity Management
  • Identity Management
    • User Management
    • Delegation
    • Self Service
    • Out of Office Assistant
    • Password Reset
    • Phone book
  • Authorization
    • Access Management
    • Approval Workflow
    • Role-based access
    • Single sign-on (SSO)
    • Automation
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    • Active Directory
    • Entra ID – M365
    • HR systems
    • PowerShell
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M365 System

Entra ID / M365 connection

M365 identity management in the cloud

Fast identity management in Entra ID and M365:
with IDM-Portal you shorten and accelerate your IAM processes.

M365 user management

Microsoft Teams management

SharePoint access management

Entra ID as a source for your IAM system

The IDM-Portal can use its own RealIdentity and RealGroup technology
to access and update data and authorizations directly from Entra ID.
It creates more data integrity and security for your IT environment.

 

Reasons for using Entra ID as a database:

 

  • Central and up-to-date data source
  • Advanced properties and attributes
  • Delegation of certain administrative tasks
  • Efficient, fast administration

Central administration in IDM-Portal of M365 / Entra ID and AD

IDM-Portal as an interface to M365 applications

M365 user management and licenses

FirstWare IDM-Portal enables hybrid user and license management in a single interface. As an example, you can do the following:

  • in AD and Entra ID: create a user
  • only in AD: create a mailbox
  • only in Entra ID: assign a M365 license

You decide for all attributes in which directory (AD, Entra ID) the update takes place.

With IDM-Portal, non-IT employees can also take over the handling of certain attributes (RBAC).

M365 user management and licenses

Manage MS Teams membership in IAM solution - after M365 connection

Manage Microsoft Teams memberships

Use Microsoft Teams in a more efficient way with IDM-Portal. Employees from organizational departments (e.g. department managers) can update their team’s team memberships manually or dynamically.

  • Manually: user is directly assigned to a group
  • Dynamically: based on a specific attribute value

As an example, if an employee’s department value changes to “Sales”, they will automatically gain access to the “Sales” team.

Manage access to SharePoint

With IDM-Portal, you can automatically assign access to SharePoint or OneDrive files to your employees. Based on certain attributes (e.g. department or location), employees are automatically assigned to a suitable group.

If the attribute value changes, the employee immediately loses access. On the other hand, employees can also request accesses thanks to integrable approval workflows.

With all solutions, the M365 administration is always auditable and secure.

Manage SharePoint access with your IAM solution

M365 connection – The advantages

Central administration

Fast data maintenance

Time and cost savings

Integrate Entra ID identity management

Use the IDM-Portal for your identity management in Entra ID – without an additional database.

We offer you 3 practical options for an M365 connection:

  • directly with RealGroup technology
  • with synchronization via Entra Connect
  • with PowerShell
  • Entra ID and M365 connection with IDM-Portal and RealGroup technology

Entra ID and M365 connection – Our solutions

Entra ID connection with RealGroup technology

Our RealGroup and RealIdentity technology enables a seamless
connection between the IDM-Portal and your M365 tenants.

Use the IDM-Portal to centrally manage:

  • M365 users
  • MS Teams governance
  • Entra groups

With this connection all important data is quickly managed in the cloud
– no need to take a detour via AD. In this way you benefit from all the
advantages of the Entra ID Directory that are not available in AD.

Entra ID direct connection with RealGroup technology

M365 connection via Entra Connect

Synchronization via Entra Connect

Many companies manage user data hybrid, i.e. both on-premises and
in the cloud.
In a Microsoft IT landscape, users are created and maintained
accordingly in Active Directory and Entra ID (M365).

The FirstWare IDM-Portal is an IAM solution that utilizes the advantages
of both worlds and combines them with each other:

  • all user data and authorizations are managed centrally via the IDM-Portal

  • entries and changes are updated directly and in real time in AD

  • Entra Connect sends the new data to your Entra ID

  • both directories are always up to date

M365 connection with PowerShell

You can also use PowerShell instead of Entra Connect to sync data to Entra ID.

PowerShell is a multifunctional tool that simplifies and automates many AD or Entra ID administration tasks.

For instance, PowerShell allows individual configurations such as:

  • the automatic assignment of licenses
  • access to SharePoint
  • memberships in Microsoft Teams
  • the direct blocking of users in Entra ID

When synchronizing, user data is maintained in IDM-Portal, written to AD in real time, and then automatically updated in Entra ID using PowerShell.

FirstWare IDM-Portal is an IAM solution with an integrated PowerShell provider. 

M365 connection with PowerShell - Faster synchronization

M365 identity management

Simplified and accelerated IAM:

for hybrid or cloud-based IT environments

  • Fast data maintenance in all directories (AD/Entra ID)
  • Controlled access with high security
  • Real time updates of all data
  • Multifunctional thanks to PowerShell
  • Individual configuration possible

Use AD groups for M365 groups

DynamicSync for Entra ID is a helpful tool for dynamic
group management in Entra ID.
With DynamicSync
you can use your AD groups to create M365 groups.

Learn more on our DynamicSync website.

M365 group management with DynamicSync

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