Microsoft Identity Manager support for group managed service account (gMSA) configuration on select services is in public preview

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Published

Sep 21, 2018

Status

Launched

Timeline

  • September 2018
    General Availability

Product

Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD)

Tag

Features

Category

Identity

Description

Microsoft Identity Manager 2016 SP1 administrators can now configure group managed service accounts (gSMA) on select services to provide and eliminate the need for administrators to store static service accounts passwords in a ‘password vault’. Increased security as the password is refreshed automatically and that refresh interval is configurable. Additionally, administrators can refresh the password every day if so desired.<br><br>To get started, visit our documentation today!