Mastering Microsoft Entra ID

Gain the expertise to deploy, secure, and optimize Microsoft Entra ID while strengthening identity governance, protecting against modern threats, and enabling secure access for users, workloads, and external partners

Key Features

• Implement identity governance, PIM, lifecycle workflows, and Zero Trust access
• Secure external, workload, and decentralized identities across hybrid enterprises
• Learn from a Microsoft Entra Principal Product Manager driving platform innovation

Book Description

Modern identity management is complex. Organizations must enforce Zero Trust, protect privileged access, secure external collaboration, and manage hybrid environments without increasing risk. Mastering Microsoft Entra ID provides a structured, end-to-end journey to help you design, secure, and govern enterprise identity with confidence.

You will begin by building a strong foundation in identity architecture and core capabilities, learning how to deploy tenants, manage users and groups, configure authentication, and implement Conditional Access. From there, you will move into identity governance, where you will automate lifecycle workflows, manage privileged roles with PIM, and enforce least privilege at scale.

As your expertise deepens, you will explore identity protection, workload and decentralized identities, and secure external access scenarios. The book then guides you through Global Secure Access, monitoring and health insights, and practical migration strategies to modernize from on-premises environments.

Written by a Microsoft Entra Principal Product Manager, this guide blends strategic clarity with real-world implementation insight. By the end of this journey, you will be equipped to secure enterprise identities, reduce risk, and confidently lead identity transformation across hybrid and cloud environments.

What you will learn

• Apply Zero Trust principles to identity architecture
• Automate joiner, mover, and leaver identity lifecycle
• Investigate and remediate identity-based threats
• Implement identity-based access to apps and the internet
• Implement identity-aware network security using GSA
• Leverage AI and Entra agents for identity operations
• Discover, govern, and protect AI agents
• Align your skills with certification and career paths

Who this book is for

This book is for identity administrators, system administrators, security engineers, cloud architects, and IT professionals responsible for securing and governing enterprise access. If you manage hybrid environments, enforce Zero Trust, automate lifecycle processes, or protect against identity-based threats, this guide is for you. A foundational understanding of networking, IAM, and cloud concepts will help you get the most from this book.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction to Microsoft Entra
2. Fundamentals of Microsoft Entra ID
3. Implementing Microsoft Entra ID
4. Microsoft Entra Domain Services
5. Microsoft Security Copilot and Microsoft Entra
6. Microsoft Entra Entitlement Management
7. Microsoft Entra Lifecycle Workflows
8. Microsoft Entra Privileged Identity Management
9. Microsoft Entra ID Protection
10. Microsoft Entra Verified ID
11. Microsoft Entra Workload ID
12. External Identities in workforce tenant
13. External identities in external tenant 
14. Microsoft Entra Private Access  
15. Microsoft Entra Internet Access 
16. Microsoft Entra ID monitoring and health 
17. Migrating to Microsoft Entra ID 

Pramiti Bhatnagar is a seasoned technology leader with more than twenty years of deep expertise across Microsoft's security and identity ecosystem, including Microsoft Entra, Microsoft Purview, Microsoft Defender, and Security Copilot. She holds an Honours degree in Applied Psychology from the University of Delhi and a range of industry-leading certifications, including CIPM, CISSP, and Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect Expert.

Pramiti currently serves as a Principal Product Manager for Microsoft Entra, where she focuses on the Entra Suite with a particular emphasis on Security Copilot and Security for AI. She is a respected public speaker, regularly presenting at industry forums such as the Australian Information Security Association (AISA) and ISACA.

Beyond her product leadership, Pramiti is committed to developing the next generation of security professionals. She actively mentors emerging talent through the Global Mentorship Initiative (GMI) and the Australian Women in Security Network (AWSN). She was a finalist for Cybersecurity Leader of the Year in the Women in Digital Awards.