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What is the difference between Azure AD B2B and B2C

Marilee Turscak-MSFT 37,151 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
Oct 29, 2019, 10:39 PM

What is the difference between Azure AD B2B and B2C

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/b2b/compare-with-b2c

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A modern identity solution for securing access to customer, citizen and partner-facing apps and services. It is the converged platform of Azure AD External Identities B2B and B2C. Replaces Azure Active Directory External Identities.
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  1. Ryan Hill 29,936 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
    Oct 29, 2019, 11:43 PM

    Azure AD B2B collaboration is intended for organizations that want to be able to authenticate users from partner/supplier organization, regardless of the identity provider, and be able to manage the lifecycle of those guest users. These accounts are managed in the same directory as employees, and can be added to the same groups and resources.

    Azure AD B2C is intended for commerce and other interactions with consumers, citizens, or members of another group that does not require access to internal resources. These accounts are managed in a separate B2C directory, and are completely separate from your internal user accounts. B2C accounts are a customer lifecycle: they are either managed by the customer, or directly by the application.

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