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Hi Krithika,
Yes, they are the same thing. Microsoft Entra ID is the current name. Azure AD was the old name.
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Is Microsoft Entra Id the same as Azure AD? It seems like the terminologies are used interchangably
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Are the two terminologies the same? If not, what is the distinction between them?
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JamesTran-MSFT 36,911 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator2024-02-28T21:59:17.1+00:00 @Krithika Kumar
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TP 125.9K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator2024-02-20T16:34:51.2566667+00:00 -
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SiddeshTN 5,345 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff2024-02-20T16:39:32.29+00:00 Hi Krithika Kumar,
Thank you for reaching out to Microsoft Q&A forum.
They're one and the same.
Microsoft Entra ID is the updated name for what was previously known as Azure Active Directory, Azure AD, or AAD.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/fundamentals/new-name#naming-changes-and-exceptions
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Michael Morten Sonne 605 Reputation points MVP2024-02-20T17:05:46.6933333+00:00 Yes it is the same as mention here as well :)