Entra ID Consulting: What an Identity Review Covers

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Microsoft Entra ID is the identity system behind Microsoft 365. Who can sign in and with which rights determines the security of the entire tenant. Entra ID consulting assesses this configuration systematically and turns the findings into a remediation plan.

This article shows which areas a review covers so you can compare offers and interpret the result correctly.

1. Administrator roles and privileged access

Microsoft recommends keeping the number of Global Administrators low (fewer than five) and assigning roles by least privilege. Admin accounts should be separate cloud accounts that are not used for daily work.

With Privileged Identity Management (PIM, Entra ID P2), roles are activated only when needed and for a limited time. The review checks who holds permanent privileges and whether emergency accounts exist.

2. MFA and authentication methods

The review checks who is required to use MFA, which methods are allowed and whether administrators use phishing-resistant methods. Authentication strengths in Conditional Access define which methods are acceptable for sensitive access.

3. Conditional Access

The review evaluates existing policies for gaps, overlaps and exclusions: is there access without MFA, without a device check or through legacy authentication? Conditional Access requires Entra ID P1, risk-based policies require P2.

4. Guests and external collaboration

Guest accounts often accumulate unnoticed. Access reviews let you confirm or remove guests and group memberships regularly. The review shows how many guests exist and what access they have.

5. Apps and consent

If users may grant apps access to company data at will, that creates risk. The admin consent workflow routes requests to reviewers. The review also lists unused app registrations and expiring secrets.

How to recognise a good review

The result should contain not just findings but an order of action:

  • Findings rated by risk, with reasoning.
  • A remediation plan that accounts for dependencies and user impact.
  • New policies in report-only mode first, emergency accounts in place beforehand.
  • Documentation your IT team can maintain afterwards.

Key takeaway

An Entra ID review pays off when it looks at administrators, MFA, Conditional Access, guests and apps together and puts them in a prioritised order. Our free checklist lets you check where you stand beforehand.

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