Integrating Entra ID with Secret Server Discovery

At the end of 2023, Microsoft completed the change of their product name from Microsoft Azure Active Directory (Azure AD or ADD) to Microsoft Entra ID (Entra or Entra ID).

Discovery is the process where Secret Server scans an environment to find accounts and associated resources called dependencies. Once accounts are found, they can be used to create new secrets in Secret Server. By using discovery, your Secret Server offsets the burden of keeping track of computers and accounts on your network. This can be especially beneficial when getting started on discovering and importing accounts in bulk, as well as having Secret Server find accounts and create secrets whenever a new machine or account is provisioned. During configuration, Secret Server is given a list of IP addresses or computer names that correspond to VMware ESX or ESXi servers. Secret Server then connects to each server using the provided credentials to query for a list of user accounts on the target system.

To learn more about Entra ID Discovery, click here.