An integrated platform for authenticating external users—including customers, patients, citizens, guests, partners, and suppliers—into applications. This cloud-agnostic, developer-friendly platform offers rich customization options for sign in/up experiences, conditional access identity protection, and support for social identity providers. It uses Azure’s extensive security and compliance features to create secure environments for end users. As part of the Microsoft Entra family technology solutions, External ID includes a comprehensive set of integrated identity capabilities.