Difference between Access Review in Identity Governance and Privileged Identity Management

PingpongSet 41 Reputation points
2022-10-05T14:47:12.283+00:00

Both Access Reviews in Identity Governance and Privileged Identity Management seem similar.

What is the difference?

Access Reviews in Privileged Identity Management
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/privileged-identity-management/pim-create-azure-ad-roles-and-resource-roles-review

Access Reviews in Identity Governance
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/governance/create-access-review#create-a-single-stage-access-review

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  1. Vasil Michev 119.5K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2022-10-05T16:10:18.44+00:00

    Kind of the same thing, but not exactly. It's the same engine, but covers different objects. Access reviews under Identity Governance cover Groups/Teams and application access, whereas Access reviews for admin roles is what PIM does. Refer to this article for comparison: https://practical365.com/access-reviews-azure-ad-office-365-admin/

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