Integrating DigitalPersona with Microsoft Entra ID

DigitalPersona integrates seamlessly with Microsoft Entra ID, the identity and access management platform, enabling secure authentication and authorization across different devices and services.

The integration strategy depends on your existing infrastructure and how the identity of your users and their devices should be managed.

  • The hybrid solution supports the continued use of your current on-premise infrastructure where users are managed in a local Active Directory (AD) and leverage Microsoft Entra ID cloud services at the same time

  • The cloud-native solution is designed for cloud-first environments without connection to a local Active Directory (AD) where users are fully managed via Microsoft Entra ID

For further information about the pros and cons of the integration solutions, go to Microsoft Entra joined vs. Hybrid Microsoft Entra joined in cloud-native endpoints | Microsoft Learn

Hybrid Integration

Supported deployments - DigitalPersona AD and DigitalPersona LDS

At its core, hybrid identity synchronizes identities from on-premises local Active Directory (AD) to Microsoft Entra ID. This ensures users and groups in your local directory are represented in the cloud, enabling a seamless login experience for services such Microsoft 365, Azure, and third-party applications.

Microsoft Entra Connect Sync is Microsoft’s on-premises synchronization tool that connects your local Active Directory to Microsoft Entra ID. It runs as a Microsoft Windows service and continuously synchronizes identity data (such as users, groups, contacts, and in some cases passwords) between your on-premises AD and the cloud directory.

Federation is another identity integration method that allows authentication to be delegated to an external identity provider. For non-Microsoft identity providers, such as DigitalPersona, you can configure Entra ID to trust their assertions to allow users to access Entra-integrated apps.

For further details, see Configuring Microsoft Entra ID Federation with the DigitalPersona IdP.

Cloud-Native Integration

Supported deployments - DigitalPersona LDS only

In the cloud-native integration, Microsoft Entra ID is used as the fully cloud-based primary identity provider, without relying on a traditional on-premises Active Directory (AD).

It enables organizations to manage users, devices, and access entirely from the cloud.

You can deploy the DigitalPersona LDS solution in an Microsoft Entra ID environment by configuring the domain services and deploying the server on a virtual machine.

For further details, see Configuring DigitalPersona and Cloud-Native Microsoft Entra ID.

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