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Azure Active Directory

Office of the Chief Information Officer

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Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) is Microsoft’s enterprise cloud-based identity and access management (IAM) solution. Azure AD is the backbone of the Office 365 system, and it can sync with B.C. government’s on-premise Active Directory and provide authentication to other cloud-based systems. This means that you can make use of existing user accounts rather than creating new ones.

Why should I use this

Software as a Service

Azure AD easily integrates with Software as a Service (SaaS), custom applications, multifactor authentication (MFA) or Conditional Access (CA) capabilities and Business to Business (B2B) or Business to Consumer (B2C) integrations.

Enterprise solution

Active Directory is a well-established and critical piece of B.C. government’s identity management infrastructure.

Service Principal Name (SPN) capabilities

Service Principal Name (SPN) capabilities for system to system interaction.

About this component

Price

Free

Price details

Once configured, there are no ongoing costs to ministries for the use of Active Directory services. An internal consulting fee may apply during solution design.

Service level support

As a critical piece of B.C. government’s identity infrastructure, this service is highly supported.

Additional technical information

Refer to the iStore Quick Reference Guide for additional information, as well as How to Order Services.

Requirements and restrictions

Contact the Access and Directory Management Services (ADMS) team at the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) for further information.

Getting started

Ministry clients can order and obtain support for ADFS and Azure AD services via iStore using the following path:

Office Solutions -> Office Productivity -> Office Productivity -> Consulting-> Identity Management – Consulting -> Other

https://ssbc-client.gov.bc.ca/order/istore.htm

Support

The Office of the Chief Information Officer Service Desk is available to assist with ordering, including status of orders, and iStore ordering issues during regular business hours.