Cloudflare partners with Microsoft to protect joint customers with a Global Zero Trust Network

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This post details the integration of Cloudflare Access and Cloudflare Tunnel with Microsoft Azure Active Directory to provide a Global Zero Trust Network for joint customers. It explains how Azure AD's identity and access management features (SSO, MFA, conditional access) can be leveraged with Cloudflare Access to enforce policy-oriented access to applications, acting as a VPN replacement. It also highlights how Cloudflare Tunnel can secure internal applications without exposing them to the internet. The post emphasizes the partnership's ability to secure both legacy on-premise applications and Azure-hosted applications, detailing the integration points and benefits for unified user access management and enhanced security posture.