Hi,

Will someone please clarify something for me.

Are Entra ID and Entra External ID different products or just the same product separated into logical tenants for the purpose of security partitioning?

I was reviewing the FAQ for an upcoming CIAM webinar the following question was presented:

Question: I am currently using Azure AD B2B collaboration and B2B direct connect, have these experiences changed?

Answer: Azure AD B2B collaboration and B2B direct connect are now part of Microsoft Entra External ID as External ID B2B collaboration and B2B direct connect. There are no changes to your product experience, B2B collaboration features remain in the same location in the Microsoft Entra admin center within the workforce tenant, allowing you to secure all business guests, streamline collaboration, and limit access risks extending ID Governance to external users.

This indicates that if you are currently using Azure AD for guest accounts (due to the limitations of Azure B2C) then there’s no change. The conclusion then is the only benefit of using Entra External ID is strictly for any new/future capabilities and replacement of Azure AD B2C. We are looking for federation of B2C customers IdP customers on a more enterprise level, not just Google and Facebook but we desire to have the security partition in place and not have guest accounts in our Entra ID Enterprise tenant.

Very confusing.

Thanks.

​Hi,Will someone please clarify something for me. Are Entra ID and Entra External ID different products or just the same product separated into logical tenants for the purpose of security partitioning? I was reviewing the FAQ for an upcoming CIAM webinar the following question was presented: Question: I am currently using Azure AD B2B collaboration and B2B direct connect, have these experiences changed?Answer: Azure AD B2B collaboration and B2B direct connect are now part of Microsoft Entra External ID as External ID B2B collaboration and B2B direct connect. There are no changes to your product experience, B2B collaboration features remain in the same location in the Microsoft Entra admin center within the workforce tenant, allowing you to secure all business guests, streamline collaboration, and limit access risks extending ID Governance to external users. This indicates that if you are currently using Azure AD for guest accounts (due to the limitations of Azure B2C) then there’s no change. The conclusion then is the only benefit of using Entra External ID is strictly for any new/future capabilities and replacement of Azure AD B2C. We are looking for federation of B2C customers IdP customers on a more enterprise level, not just Google and Facebook but we desire to have the security partition in place and not have guest accounts in our Entra ID Enterprise tenant. Very confusing. Thanks.    Read More

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