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Secure hybrid access: Protect legacy apps with Microsoft Entra ID

In this article, learn to protect your on-premises and cloud legacy authentication applications by connecting them to Microsoft Entra ID.

In addition to Application Proxy, you can strengthen your security posture with Microsoft Entra Conditional Access and Microsoft Entra ID Protection.

Single sign-on and multifactor authentication

With Microsoft Entra ID as an identity provider (IdP), you can use modern authentication and authorization methods like single sign-on (SSO) and Microsoft Entra multifactor authentication to secure legacy, on-premises applications.

Secure hybrid access with Application Proxy

Use Application Proxy to protect users, apps, and data in the cloud, and on premises. Use this tool for secure remote access to on-premises web applications. Users don’t need to use a virtual private network (VPN); they connect to applications from devices with SSO.

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Application publishing and access management

Use Application Proxy remote access as a service to publish applications to users outside the corporate network. Help improve your cloud access management without requiring modification to your on-premises applications. Plan a Microsoft Entra application proxy deployment.

Partner integrations for apps: on-premises and legacy authentication

Microsoft partners with various companies that deliver pre-built solutions for on-premises applications, and applications that use legacy authentication. The following diagram illustrates a user flow from sign-in to secure access to apps and data.

Diagram of secure hybrid access integrations and Application Proxy providing user access.

Secure hybrid access through Microsoft Entra ID partner integrations

The following partners offer solutions to support Conditional Access policies per application. Use the tables in the following sections to learn about the partners and Microsoft Entra integration documentation.

Partners with pre-built solutions and integration documentation

Next steps

Select a partner in the tables mentioned to learn how to integrate their solution with Microsoft Entra ID.


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