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Priviledged Identity Management in Azure AD

What is it? Privileged Identity Management or PIM is a service that provides just in time access to privileged roles in Azure and Azure AD. It does this with an approval process which can be manual or automatic. This article will concentrate solely on the Azure AD setup and management of PIM.  What is required? An Azure P2 license. This can be purchased as a standalone license or as part of the EMS E5 license suite. A Global Administrator account will have access to administer PIM by default, but an account can also be added to the Privileged Identity Administrator role for this purpose. A good understanding of the process, which accounts will be managed this way, and why is required is important. It is also necessary to identify who will be responsible for approving, renewing, and reviewing privileged accounts in Azure Active Directory.   Where do I find PIM? PIM can be found by logging into https://portal.azure.com and searching for PIM and clicking on "Azure AD Privileged Iden