Choosing how to use the identity in Azure is probably the most important part of a project involving the cloud.

In this post, we will explain some models (the most used) and some benefits of Identity Azure AD.

What is Identity Azure AD?

Azure AD is a cloud-based identity and access management service from Microsoft, the Microsoft cloud object database. It is similar to Active Directory (On-Premises).

The three most used forms of identity with Azure AD are:

• Cloud Only
• Hybrid Identity
• Federated

Entenda a seguir cada uma delas:

Cloud Only: : These are objects created directly in Azure. When we talk about objects we are talking about users, groups, etc.

Cloud Only is generally used for small companies that do not have an On-Premises environment and prefer to be “born” directly in the cloud.

In addition, the positive point is not needing an infrastructure, avoiding spending on servers, labor to update the servers, etc. Cloud Only is theoretically easier to manage.

One of the downsides of Cloud Only is that to have theoretically simple resources, licensing is required