The UW Entra ID provides a very large number of capabilities crossing many areas. This page lists those capabilities, the lifecycle stage each is in, and our support for them.
The UW Enterprise Architecture (EA) program promotes using specific terms to communicate technology lifecycle status, and we attempt to use their terminology. You may want to consult the UW EA documentation on the intended meaning of these terms.
Lifecycle Support
The following chart can be used to help understand what the lifecycle terms listed for each Entra ID capability mean.
| Not Available | Emerging | Baseline | Containment | Retired | |
| Possible for customers | No | Maybe | Yes | Restricted | No |
| MI support available | No | No | Yes | Limited | No |
| MI consulting available | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Requires special licensing | N/A | Maybe | No | Maybe | N/A |
Authentication and Credential Management Capabilities
| Capability | Component | Support Lifecycle |
| Authentication | Entra ID Security Token Service | Baseline |
| Entra ID UW NetID & authentication integration | Entra ID Security Token Service, NETID domain, Entra ID Connect | Baseline |
| Web app identity (social, id registration, or UW NetID) | AAD B2C | Emerging |
| Multi-factor authentication | Azure MFA | Baseline Note: requires Microsoft Student/Advanced/Transitional service level. |
| MFA: Windows Hello for Business (Entra ID join-based) | Entra ID Device Registration Service | Baseline Note: requires Microsoft Student/Advanced/Transitional service level. |
| Entra ID Self Service Password Reset (SSPR) | Entra ID Access Portal | Not available
Baseline for Entra ID-only users |
| Cloud to on-prem token translation | Entra ID App Proxy | Retired |
| Per-app logon token issuance based on conditions | Entra ID Conditional Access | Baseline
Note: requires Microsoft Student/Advanced/Transitional service level. |
Collaboration and Application Management Capabilities
| Capability | Component | Support Lifecycle |
| Entra ID Groups (integrated) | Entra ID Groups, Entra ID Connect, UW Groups Service | Baseline |
| Entra ID Office groups | Entra ID Groups, Office 365, Azure/Office portals | Baseline (via MSCA) |
| Entra ID Member private groups | N/A | Not available |
| Entra ID Group integration for external users | N/A | Not available |
| Entra ID Groups integration for Office groups | N/A | Not available |
| Entra ID Self Service/Delegated Group Management | Azure Portal, Entra ID Access Portal, Group owner | Not available
Baseline for Office groups |
| Entra ID Dynamic and Dedicated Groups | Azure Portal | Emerging |
| Self-service app identity and permission creation | Entra ID Apps, Entra ID Service Principals, Entra ID OAuth server | Baseline |
| User consent to app access | Entra ID OAuth server | Baseline |
Device Management Capabilities
| Capability | Component | Support Lifecycle |
| Entra ID Device Join | Entra ID Device Registration Service | Baseline |
| Entra ID Device Registration | Entra ID Device Registration Service | Baseline |
| Cloud-based device provisioning (Autopilot) | Entra ID Device Registration Service, Intune | Baseline (via Managed Workstation) |
| Entra ID MDM (InTune) | Entra ID Device Registration Service, MDM provider | Not available, may emerge later (via Managed Workstation) |
Information Security Capabilities
| Capability | Component | Support Lifecycle |
| Azure Purview (Info Protection & RMS) | Azure Purview, Azure Info Protection, Azure RMS, Azure RMS Connector | Baseline |
| Entra ID RBAC & Roles, & Admin Units (AUs) | Entra ID Role templates, Entra ID Roles | Baseline |
| Entra ID Admin Units | Entra ID AUs | Emerging (no AUs yet) |
| Entra ID Privileged Identity Management | Entra ID PIM | Baseline |
| Audit information | Entra ID Graph & Log Analytics | Baseline |
| Audit reporting | Microsoft Graph & Log Analytics | Baseline: CISO & UW Medicine Security |
| Entra ID Threat Analytics | Entra ID Threat Analytics | Emerging |
Enable Cloud Capabilities
| Capability | Component | Support Lifecycle |
| Directory information | Microsoft Graph API | Baseline |
| Entra ID Directory integration | Entra ID Connect, Microsoft Graph, PS interface | Baseline |
| External Users | Entra ID B2B | Baseline |
| Discover what SaaS apps are being used | Entra ID Cloud App Discovery | Not available, may emerge later |
| Non-modern cloud-based app integration | Entra ID Domain Services | Not available, no plans |
| Entra ID user based licensing | Microsoft Graph API, Azure Portal, PS interface | Retired |
| Entra ID Group-based license assignment | Entra ID Group-based licensing | Baseline |