{"id":38365,"date":"2020-11-24T17:00:43","date_gmt":"2020-11-24T17:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/security\/blog\/?p=92153"},"modified":"2020-11-24T17:00:43","modified_gmt":"2020-11-24T17:00:43","slug":"microsoft-azure-active-directory-again-a-leader-in-gartner-magic-quadrant-for-access-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/microsoft-azure-active-directory-again-a-leader-in-gartner-magic-quadrant-for-access-management\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Azure Active Directory again a \u201cLeader\u201d in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Access Management"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Howdy folks,<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m proud to announce that for the fourth year in a row, <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/services\/active-directory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Microsoft Azure Active Directory (Azure AD)<\/a> has been recognized as a \u201cLeader\u201d in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gartner.com\/reprints\/?id=1-24F36V24&amp;ct=201021&amp;st=sb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gartner Magic Quadrant for Access Management, Worldwide.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-92243 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/security\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/figure1-1-939x1024.png\" alt width=\"772\" height=\"842\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/security\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/figure1-1-939x1024.png 939w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/security\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/figure1-1-275x300.png 275w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/security\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/figure1-1-768x838.png 768w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/security\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/figure1-1-1408x1536.png 1408w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/security\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/figure1-1.png 1756w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 772px) 100vw, 772px\"><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, my boss, Joy Chik, CVP of Identity Engineering shared Microsoft\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/security\/blog\/2020\/07\/27\/guiding-principles-identity-products\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guiding principles<\/a> of our identity and access management (IAM) strategy, emphasizing our commitment to delivering a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/security\/business\/identity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">secure and scalable identity solution<\/a>. Azure AD safeguards access to your apps by enforcing strong authentication and adaptive risk-based access policies, providing seamless user access with single sign-on (SSO) and reduced IT costs. We envision Azure AD as the key to embracing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/security\/business\/zero-trust\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zero Trust security model<\/a>, enabling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/security\/business\/identity\/secure-application-access\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">secure application access<\/a> and greater productivity across users, apps, and devices.<\/p>\n<p>Consistently landing in Gartner Magic Quadrant for the past four years tells us that we\u2019re executing on our vision and making a difference for you, our customers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>We\u2019ve learned from your resilience in adapting to remote work over the past year, and your direct feedback has shaped our advancements in several areas:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Adaptive security<\/strong>: Azure AD natively offers comprehensive logging, dashboard, and reporting capabilities, as well as identity analytics with <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/active-directory\/identity-protection\/overview-identity-protection\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Azure AD Identity Protection<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Secure application access<\/strong>: Azure AD supports <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/services\/active-directory\/sso\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">out-of-the-box single sign-on (SSO)<\/a> and provisioning connectors to thousands of SaaS apps, as well as authentication for legacy on-premises applications through App Proxy and secure hybrid-access partnerships.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Report-only mode<\/strong>: The report-only (or audit-only) mode enables administrators to evaluate the impact of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/security\/business\/identity\/conditional-access\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Conditional Access<\/a> policies before enabling them for users.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Web Content Accessibility Guidelines<\/strong>: We\u2019re proud of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/trust-center\/compliance\/accessibility\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">our commitment to inclusion and accessibility by design<\/a>, which goes beyond meeting Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) compliance to providing a positive experience for all users.<\/li>\n<li><strong>API access control<\/strong>: We offer built-in centralized policy management, management of security tokens, token translation, and developer self-service support. In addition, Azure AD offers native integration with the <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/services\/api-management\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Azure API Management<\/a> service or with third-party API gateway products for more advanced API security.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Open standards<\/strong>: Azure AD offers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/security\/blog\/2019\/06\/24\/5-principles-driving-customer-obsessed-identity-strategy-microsoft\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">support for all major identity standards<\/a>, including SAML 2.0, WS-Fed, OIDC, OAuth 2.0, and password vaulting with JavaScript-based login form filling.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We\u2019re honored to place this well for the fourth time and believe it reflects the energy and passion we\u2019ve put into partnering with our customers to help them successfully digital transform their businesses. That said, there\u2019s lots more work to do, and we look forward to continuing to partner with you, our customers, to assure the products we build keep your organizations secure and productive. We\u2019re grateful for your trust, and I look forward to seeing what we can accomplish together in the coming year.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-92244 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/security\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/MSSecurity_20201109_GartnerMQ_AccessManagement_r2t2-1024x576.png\" alt width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/security\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/MSSecurity_20201109_GartnerMQ_AccessManagement_r2t2-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/security\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/MSSecurity_20201109_GartnerMQ_AccessManagement_r2t2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/security\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/MSSecurity_20201109_GartnerMQ_AccessManagement_r2t2-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/security\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/MSSecurity_20201109_GartnerMQ_AccessManagement_r2t2-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/security\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/MSSecurity_20201109_GartnerMQ_AccessManagement_r2t2-687x385.png 687w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/security\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/MSSecurity_20201109_GartnerMQ_AccessManagement_r2t2-1083x609.png 1083w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/security\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/MSSecurity_20201109_GartnerMQ_AccessManagement_r2t2-767x431.png 767w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/security\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/MSSecurity_20201109_GartnerMQ_AccessManagement_r2t2-539x303.png 539w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/security\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/MSSecurity_20201109_GartnerMQ_AccessManagement_r2t2.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/p>\n<p>To learn more about Microsoft Identity solutions visit our&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/microsoft.com\/identity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">website.<\/a>&nbsp; Bookmark the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/security\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Security blog<\/a>&nbsp;to keep up with our expert coverage on security matters. Also, follow us at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/azuread\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@AzureAD<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/@MSFTSecurity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@MSFTSecurity<\/a>&nbsp;for the latest news and updates on identity and cybersecurity.<\/p>\n<p><em>This graphic was published by Gartner, Inc. as part of a larger research document and should be evaluated in the context of the entire document. The Gartner document is available upon request from Microsoft.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product, or service depicted in its research publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings or other designation. Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner\u2019s research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.<\/em><\/p>\n<p> READ MORE <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/security\/blog\/2020\/11\/24\/microsoft-azure-active-directory-again-a-leader-in-gartner-magic-quadrant-for-access-management\/\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Howdy folks, I\u2019m proud to announce that for the fourth year in a row, Microsoft Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) has been recognized as a \u201cLeader\u201d in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Access Management, Worldwide. Earlier this year, my boss, Joy Chik, CVP of Identity Engineering shared Microsoft\u2019s guiding principles of our identity and access management&#8230;<br \/>\nThe post Microsoft Azure Active Directory again a \u201cLeader\u201d in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Access Management appeared first on Microsoft Security. 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