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Connecting Microsoft Entra (Azure) to Drata

Making the initial connection to Microsoft Entra

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Written by Ashley Hyman
Updated over a week ago

HERE'S WHY

Connecting Microsoft Entra ID (formerly known as Azure) to Drata allows for the automated, continuous monitoring and evidence collection of the dozens of infrastructure security controls required for compliance.

BEFORE DIVING IN

Make sure you have Global Administrator access to your company's Entra account.

HERE'S HOW

Follow these instructions to connect Entra to Drata:

1. Select "Connections" on the side navigational menu.

2. Select the 'Available connections' tab and then search for 'Azure' to select the connect button for the Azure integration.

3. Review the overview steps in the slide-out panel, then review the detailed article on how to configure Entra.

Tips:

Don't forget the final step of filling in the form with all of the values from your new Entra app into the text fields on Drata before clicking "Save & Test Connection."

Monitoring tests covered

  • Test 4: SSL/TLS on Admin Page of Infrastructure Console

  • Test 69: Customer Data in Cloud Storage is Encrypted at Rest

  • Test 88: MFA on Infrastructure Console

  • Test 95: MFA on Infrastructure Console

  • Test 98: Employees have Unique Infrastructure Accounts

  • Test 104: Cloud Data Storage Exposure

  • Test 107: Daily Database Backups

  • Test 108: Daily Database Backups

  • Test 112: Database CPU Monitored

  • Test 113: Database Free Storage Space Monitored

  • Test 114: Database Read I/O Monitored

  • Test 117: NoSQL Cluster Storage Utilization Monitored

  • Test 118: NoSQL Cluster Storage Utilization Monitored

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