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Identity & Access Management

Identity management is the new control plane.
Identity is the new perimeter.

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Role Based Access Control (RBAC)/Roles

Azure AD roles vs. Azure Resource Manager (ARM) roles

Azure AD and Azure resources are secured independently from one another. That is, Azure AD role assignments do not grant access to Azure resources, and Azure role assignments do not grant access to Azure AD. However, if you are a Global Administrator in Azure AD, you can assign yourself access to all Azure subscriptions and management groups in your directory.

Azure AD Roles

The following are the four fundamental Azure AD administrator roles.

Azure Resource Manager (ARM) Roles

As the name suggests Azure Resource Manager roles are roles that apply to resources within an Azure tenant. Whereas Azure AD roles apply to the tenant itself.

The following are the four fundamental ARM roles.