Microsoft Entra ID · B2C & External Identity

Tenant Creator

Can create new Microsoft Entra and Azure AD B2C tenants even when tenant creation is disabled for regular users.

Scope: Create new tenants regardless of user settings

Permissions

  • Create new Entra ID tenants
  • Create new Azure AD B2C tenants
  • Bypass tenant creation restrictions

Common use cases

  • Setting up new B2C environments
  • Creating development/test tenants
  • Multi-tenant application setup
  • Subsidiary tenant provisioning

Best practices

  • Document all created tenants
  • Apply security baselines immediately
  • Set up proper governance
  • Establish naming conventions

Security considerations

  • Creator becomes Global Admin of new tenant
  • New tenants have default settings
  • Orphaned tenants are a risk
  • Consider billing implications

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