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Jack_Chen1780
Sep 30, 2021Brass Contributor
Azure AD license, is it tenant level or user level?
I am confused how Azure decide which features are available for certain users. For example, I have two test Azure tenants: Tenant 1: doesn't have any Azure AD premium licenses, and in "Azure...
- Oct 02, 2021Hi,
This is what Microsoft says about tenant level services.
"A tenant-level service is an online service that when purchased for any user on the tenant (standalone or as part of Office/Microsoft 365 plans) is activated in part or in full for all users on the tenant. While in these cases some unlicensed users may be able to access the service technically, a license is required for any user that you intend to benefit from the service."
Here is the full pdf on this https://itblog.ldlnet.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Guide-to-MS-O365-Licensing.pdf
I hope this helps,
VasilMichev
Oct 01, 2021MVP
As a rule of thumb, Microsoft does not enforce licensing requirements in code. There are exceptions of course. Regardless, it's your job to make sure that your users are properly licensed to use a given functionality, even if there are no soft-blocks for doing so.
jebujohn
Feb 23, 2022Brass Contributor
Vasil, If I want to use a conditional access policy for a subset of my enterprise (finance team), would I need to have azure ad premium p1 for the entire tenant or only for my finance team?
I need to ensure that the finance team is able to login in from certain locations and place more restrictions on them. Everybody is on the same tenant.
I need to ensure that the finance team is able to login in from certain locations and place more restrictions on them. Everybody is on the same tenant.