How to detect and investigate inactive user accounts in Entra ID

🔒 How to Handle Inactive User Accounts in Microsoft Entra ID

In large IT environments, inactive user accounts can pose serious security risks if not properly managed. As an IT administrator, it's crucial to detect and resolve these obsolete accounts to secure your organization.

In this video, we'll walk you through:
✅ What are inactive user accounts and why they're a risk.
✅ How to use Microsoft Graph and the Microsoft Entra admin center to identify accounts based on lastSignInDateTime.
✅ Best practices for defining inactivity windows (e.g., 90-180 days).
✅ Steps to manage and remove unnecessary access for internal and external users.

🛠 Prerequisites

Entra ID P1 or P2 license.
Necessary Microsoft Graph permissions: AuditLog.Read.All & User.Read.All. Reports Reader role for least-privileged access.

🎯 Whether you're looking to streamline user management or enhance your organization's security, this step-by-step guide will help you effectively manage inactive accounts.

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