Represents a phone, tablet or computer in Microsoft Entra ID. Registering, joining or hybrid joining the device creates it, and Conditional Access policies based on devices, as well as device management, depend on it.
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Terms in this definition
- Microsoft Entra ID
Cloud identity service from Microsoft, previously named Azure AD, which provides the tenant behind Microsoft 365 and Azure.
- Conditional Access
Policy engine in Microsoft Entra ID P1 that, depending on signals such as risk or named locations, allows access subject to controls like MFA or a compliant device, or blocks it.