Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) P2, short for Azure Active Directory Premium P2, is a premium subscription plan for Azure AD, which is Microsoft’s cloud-based identity and access management service. Azure AD P2 builds on the features available in Azure AD Free and Azure AD P1 to provide an even more comprehensive set of capabilities for identity and access management. Here are some key features and benefits of Azure AD P2:

1. Identity Protection:

• Azure AD Identity Protection: It detects and mitigates potential identity risks in real-time. It provides risk-based conditional access policies to protect against suspicious sign-in attempts and risky user behavior.

2. Conditional Access:

• Conditional Access Policies: With P2, you can create fine-grained access policies based on user attributes, device health, location, and more. This allows you to enforce security controls and policies based on specific conditions.

3. Identity Governance:

• Privileged Identity Management (PIM): Azure AD P2 includes PIM, which helps manage, control, and monitor privileged roles in Azure AD, Azure, and other Microsoft Online Services. It allows for just-in-time privileged access activation and auditing.

4. Identity and Access Intelligence:

• Azure AD Identity Secure Score: This feature provides recommendations and best practices for improving your organization’s security posture.

5. Advanced Identity Protection:

• Risk Detection and Remediation: Azure AD P2 enhances your organization’s security by detecting, investigating, and mitigating advanced identity threats and vulnerabilities.

6. Identity Lifecycle Management:

• Self-Service Identity and Access Management: Azure AD P2 includes self-service password reset and self-service group management for end-users, reducing the burden on IT administrators.

7. Licensing Benefits:

• Azure AD P2 also provides licensing benefits for Azure Information Protection (AIP) and Microsoft Cloud App Security (MCAS) for enhanced data protection and cloud application security.

8. Application Proxy:

• Azure AD Application Proxy: It enables secure remote access to on-premises web applications using Azure AD for authentication and access control.

9. Identity APIs:

• Azure AD P2 allows access to certain identity APIs and capabilities for integration and customization.

10. Access Review:

• Access Reviews: You can conduct access reviews to ensure that users have appropriate and necessary permissions, especially for privileged roles and sensitive resources.