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Backup and
Recovery for Entra ID
Microsoft Entra ID is essential, but its native backup falls short. BackupVault provides secure, reliable backup to keep your Entra ID data safe.
Secure your Entra ID data in under five minutes.
Your Entra ID isn’t as secure as you think
Microsoft Entra ID is one of the most critical identity management systems globally, but it doesn’t offer comprehensive backup protection for your data.
Microsoft itself recommends a third-party backup solution as part of their Shared Responsibility Model for Entra ID.
Without a robust backup strategy, you risk losing access to key identity management data, potentially crippling your organisation’s operations.
Why you need to backup
your Entra ID data
Accidental deletion
Once deleted, Entra ID objects such as users or groups are gone forever after the 30-day retention period. Without a backup, your IT team faces the daunting task of recreating permissions, risking oversights and security gaps.
Cyber Threats
Entra ID is a prime target for cybercriminals. With over 600 million attacks reported daily, Entra ID data is at risk of being compromised or corrupted. Without a backup solution, your organisation could face serious ransomware attacks and data breaches.
Misconfigurations
& rushed restorations
Manual restoration is time-consuming and prone to errors. Rushed recovery efforts can lead to misconfigured settings, compromising security policies and access controls within Entra ID.
Legal & compliance risks
With regulations like GDPR and others requiring data retention, having a secure backup for Entra ID is essential to remain compliant. Without it, you risk failing audits and incurring penalties for improper data handling.
Business continuity
Entra ID lacks item-level restore options, leaving you dependent on Microsoft’s basic 30-day retention window. BackupVault’s cloud-based backup solution ensures you can recover deleted or corrupted data anytime, without time limitations.
What is backed up
Complete protection for your Microsoft Entra ID data.
User
accounts
Safeguard user identities, roles, and group memberships, ensuring access management stays intact.
Group and role
assignments
Protect group memberships, role assignments, and admin unit configurations to maintain security policies.
Conditional
access policies
Backup essential policies governing access to apps and resources, preserving your organisation’s compliance with security best practices.
How BackupVault Entra ID
Backup Works
Setup in minutes
No hardware or software installation is required. Connect securely to your Entra ID environment using your Microsoft credentials. Our fully web-based management console makes setup quick and simple for any administrator.
Automated daily backups
Backups run automatically up to four times per day, capturing only new or changed user accounts, roles, policies, and configurations. Data is securely stored in UK-based data centres, ensuring minimal impact on your system.
Flexible and fast recovery
Restore exactly what you need, whether it’s a single user, a role assignment, or an entire configuration. Granular recovery allows you to retrieve individual Entra ID objects quickly via the BackupVault dashboard.
Ransomware protection built in
BackupVault includes automatic ransomware detection
tailored specifically to Entra ID data. We monitor for unusual activity that could signal an attack targeting your sensitive identity records, including user accounts, group memberships, and access policies.
Ransomware isn’t just about files. It can corrupt or encrypt critical Entra ID information, disrupting your business operations. Our proactive protection helps safeguard your valuable identity management data before damage occurs, ensuring continuity and peace of mind.
Support for your business 24 hours a day
BackupVault offers real, human support based in the UK, available around the clock to assist with your Entra ID backups. Our expert team is here to help with everything from initial setup to restoring critical identity data, resolving recovery issues, and addressing user concerns.
This isn’t generic IT support – it’s tailored Entra ID backup support, ensuring your data is safe and recoverable whenever
you need it.
You can reach us easily by phone or email, with no waiting
in queues.
Reliable Backup Solutions for Entra ID
BackupVault’s Entra ID backup is simple, secure, and purpose-built for identity management data. Its intuitive, web-based interface makes backing up and restoring your Entra ID records effortless, no technical expertise required.
Our UK-based infrastructure ensures your data stays protected with ISO certification and 256-bit encryption, fully supporting compliance needs.
- UK datacentres
- Maintain compliance
- Simple search
- 256-bit encryption
- Recover in seconds
- Up to 4x per day backups
- ISO Certified
- Unlimited retention
- Comprehensive reporting and audit trails
Key Features:
Ransomware Detection
Monitors backup activity for unusual behaviour that could indicate malicious encryption or tampering of Entra ID data, including user accounts, roles, and access policies.
Granular Restore
Recover individual user accounts, roles, or specific permissions without impacting your entire Entra ID environment.
Out-of-Place Restore
Restore Entra ID data to alternate environments like test or development systems for testing or migration purposes.
Offline Restore
Download copies of Entra ID data for secure local access, legal compliance, or audit requirements.
Security Rollback
Undo permission changes that may have exposed or restricted critical access settings, ensuring the integrity of your identity management system.
Object-Based Restore
Search and recover data by Entra ID objects such as users, groups, or roles.
Point-in-Time Restore
Revert data to its state at a specific date and time, ideal for correcting accidental changes or deletions in
Entra ID.
End-User Restore
Enable authorised users to restore their own records independently, speeding up recovery and reducing administrative load.
Delegated Restore
Grant department heads or trusted roles the ability to perform restores appropriate to their access level, ensuring fast recovery without compromising security.
With our Entra ID backup solution, rest assured that your data remains safeguarded, easily restorable, and constantly accessible. Embrace peace of mind in the ever-changing digital landscape with our robust security and adaptable restoration capabilities.
Ensuring GDPR, CCPA, Governance, and Compliance with BackupVault
While Microsoft Entra ID provides fundamental platform security, businesses are fully responsible for protecting their own identity management data, especially regarding long-term retention, regulatory compliance, and GDPR obligations.
BackupVault’s compliance-driven backup solution is designed specifically for Entra ID users, offering encrypted, secure backups that meet GDPR and other regulatory requirements. Learn more about our cloud backup solution and how it ensures your data is always protected and compliant.
Key Compliance Features:
Privacy Dashboard
Quickly search Entra ID records and user activity to efficiently handle Data Subject Access Requests (DSARs).
Right to Be Forgotten
Securely remove specific user records from backups to comply with erasure requests under GDPR.
DSAR Processing
Export user data directly from backups to support regulatory compliance workflows.
Admin Auditing
Comprehensive logging of all backup and restore operations for full audit trails, ensuring traceability and accountability.
Defensible Deletion
Maintain evidence of any purged or deleted Entra ID records from backups for compliance purposes.
Backup Data Sovereignty
All data is securely stored in UK-based data centres, with optional Bring Your Own Storage (BYOS) for complete control over your data.
Status Monitoring
Clear, detailed reporting on your Entra ID backup protection status, with alerts for any discrepancies or issues.
Granular Content Deletion
Remove specific Entra ID objects, roles, or permissions while preserving the remaining data to ensure compliance.
Data Security with Delegated Administration
Role-based access controls ensure only authorised users can manage backup and restore functions, preventing unauthorised access.
At BackupVault, we are committed to providing you with the tools and support needed to ensure GDPR, CCPA, governance, and compliance, making data protection a seamless and worry-free aspect of your business operations. Partner with us today and experience peace of mind knowing your data is in safe hands.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, Microsoft Entra ID is the new name for Azure Active Directory (Azure AD). It offers the same identity and access management capabilities, such as single sign-on (SSO), multi-factor authentication (MFA), and user provisioning. The rebrand aligns Azure AD with Microsoft’s wider Entra security and identity product family.
Yes, you should back up Microsoft Entra ID to protect user data, group memberships, and configuration settings. While Microsoft ensures platform availability, it does not protect against accidental deletion, misconfigurations, or malicious actions. A third-party backup solution helps you quickly restore identities and settings if something goes wrong.
Microsoft Entra ID data is stored in Microsoft’s global data centres, typically within the region selected during your Azure tenancy setup. For UK organisations, data is usually held in UK or EU data centres to meet compliance and data residency requirements.
Microsoft Entra ID retains directory data for as long as your subscription is active. Deleted users and groups are kept in a “soft delete” state for up to 30 days, allowing recovery if needed. After that period, the data is permanently removed unless backed up separately.
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