The Microsoft Entra Suite bundles five Entra products into a single license package for unified Zero Trust user access.
What is the Microsoft Entra Suite?
Microsoft describes the Entra Suite as the solution to deliver unified Zero Trust user access, enabling employees to securely access cloud and on-premises applications. The Suite allows you to provide least privilege access across public and private networks, inside and outside your corporate perimeter.
The substance is the combination of four areas: network access, ID Protection, governance, and identity verification. Together they extend Conditional Access across identities and network controls, filter out malicious content, and ensure least privilege access for a simple and consistent user experience, whether employees are in the office or remote.
Per Microsoft, the prerequisite is Microsoft Entra ID P1 or any package that includes P1 or P2.
Core Features
- Microsoft Entra Private Access: removes the risk and operational complexity of legacy VPNs and connects remote users from any device and any global network to private apps - on-premises, across clouds, and anywhere in between
- Microsoft Entra Internet Access: secures global access to all internet, SaaS, and Microsoft 365 apps and resources with an identity-centric secure web gateway
- Microsoft Entra ID Governance: manages user identities, access rights, and entitlements across IT environments to ensure proper access controls, mitigate risk, and maintain compliance
- Microsoft Entra ID Protection: blocks identity takeover in real time by analyzing user and sign-in patterns based on integrated risk scores from various sources
- Microsoft Entra Verified ID: validates users with secure verification methods for onboarding, secure access to sensitive resources, and account recovery
Typical Use Cases
Automating onboarding and lifecycle
Microsoft’s scenario 1 combines Verified ID, ID Governance, ID Protection, and Conditional Access to give employees and external users secure access to the apps they need.
Modernizing remote access
Scenario 2 replaces an existing VPN with a scalable cloud-based solution offering MFA per application, resolving the dependency of business application access on corporate network connectivity.
Securing internet access by business rules
Scenario 3 augments strict default policies with differentiated exceptions; users can request access to prohibited sites, and the approval process adds them to a group that grants access.
Introducing access reviews
Recurring access reviews for access packages, groups, and applications keep least privilege in place over time.
Identity verification for sensitive operations
Verified ID addresses onboarding, access to particularly sensitive resources, and account recovery.
Benefits
- One license package instead of five separate decisions
- Network access and identity in one model rather than separate tools
- Conditional Access as a shared control point across identities and network controls
- A consistent user experience in the office and when working remotely
- Adoption scenarios documented by Microsoft instead of a custom design
Integration with innFactory
As an indirect Microsoft CSP partner, innFactory helps you assess whether the Entra Suite makes more sense than standalone licenses for your organization, and supports a stepwise rollout along the scenarios Microsoft describes.
The technical implementation is usually anchored in your platform governance; we describe our approach in our article on Azure Landing Zones.
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Typical Use Cases
Technical Specifications
Frequently Asked Questions
Which products does the Microsoft Entra Suite include?
Microsoft lists five products: Microsoft Entra Private Access, Microsoft Entra Internet Access, Microsoft Entra ID Governance, Microsoft Entra ID Protection, and Microsoft Entra Verified ID.
What are the licensing prerequisites?
Microsoft names Microsoft Entra ID P1, or any package that includes Microsoft Entra ID P1 or P2 (for example ME3 or ME5). The Entra pricing page lists the Suite at USD 12.00 per user per month, paid yearly, noting that a subscription to Microsoft Entra ID P1 or a package that includes P1 is required. Microsoft states that special pricing is available for Microsoft Entra ID P2 / E5 customers.
What is the Suite meant to deliver?
Microsoft describes the Entra Suite as the solution to deliver unified Zero Trust user access, enabling employees to securely access cloud and on-premises applications. By combining network access, ID Protection, governance, and identity verification, the Suite extends Conditional Access across identities and network controls.
Is the Suite worthwhile compared to standalone licenses?
Per Microsoft, Private Access and Internet Access are included in the Suite and also available standalone, as is ID Governance. The decision depends on how many of the five building blocks you actually deploy. The terms applicable to your region and contract are authoritative.
Which adoption steps does Microsoft recommend?
The trial guide names five steps: deploy ID Protection, enact access reviews, secure access to the internet with secure web gateways, enable private access gateways to replace costly VPN systems, and onboard users with a workflow portal using lifecycle workflows.
Is there a free trial?
Microsoft provides a trial user guide for the Microsoft Entra Suite that walks through the capabilities using three customer scenarios: automating user onboarding and lifecycle with access to all apps, modernizing remote access to on-premises apps with MFA per app, and securing internet access based on business needs.
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