With over 6,000 Microsoft service offerings, licensing gets confusing. It’s challenging to determine what features are needed, how many licenses are necessary, and if these components will be included in your price range. It gets even more challenging when evaluating the security of your infrastructure.
When migrating to an identity and access management service like Azure Active Directory (Azure AD), you’ll have to factor in the costs and capabilities of each tier Microsoft offers to ensure you’ve got the coverage you need at a price you can afford. To help you make the right choice, let’s look at the differences between Azure AD Premium P1 and Azure AD Premium P2 licensing.
Azure AD Premium P1 and P2 Features
Azure AD P1 vs P2 editions target enterprise-class environments that require advanced control capabilities. Learn more about the capabilities included in these licenses below:
Fraud Alert
Users can report fraud if they receive a two-step verification request that they didn’t initiate. In addition, users can submit fraud alerts, block users who register fraud, and enable a default code to report the scam over the phone.
MFA Reports
Administrators can view the date, time, region, authentication type, and many other items when generating an MFA request. This helps keep tabs on the overall environment.
For example, Dynamic Consultants Group’s headquarters is located in Kansas City. Knowing that employees generally work out of Missouri allows the administrator to see quickly when a suspicious request comes from overseas at an uncommon time of day. In addition to viewing information around MFA requests, filtering is also available to narrow down the search in the portal.
Custom Greetings for Phone Calls
With P1 and P2 licenses, administrators can create custom greetings for MFA options with phone calls. The employees will be familiar with the greeting and note the link between the organization and the MFA call.
Custom Caller ID for Phone Calls
This feature grants a user the ability to use a custom number when requesting an MFA Phone Call Code. In addition, users can verify the number and know it is coming from a secure source. Currently, this is only allowed with U.S. phone numbers.
Trusted IPs
Trusted IP addresses let employees do different items at specific locations, whether at the office, at home, or traveling abroad.
For example, you can bypass Microsoft 365 MFA requirements if you log in from the office. You can also block or require MFA when traveling to other countries. This would also help prevent foreign countries from attempting to access the tenant if that country’s IP is blocked from signing in.
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