Azure password writeback risks

1. Is Azure AD password writeback secure?
2. What is Azure password writeback?
3. Does password writeback require Azure AD premium?
4. What is writeback in Azure?

Is Azure AD password writeback secure?

Password writeback can be used to synchronize password changes in Azure AD back to your on-premises AD DS environment. Azure AD Connect provides a secure mechanism to send these password changes back to an existing on-premises directory from Azure AD.

What is Azure password writeback?

Password writeback allows password changes in the cloud to be written back to an on-premises directory in real time by using either Azure AD Connect or Azure AD Connect cloud sync.

Does password writeback require Azure AD premium?

The on-premises writeback feature requires Azure AD Premium P1, Premium P2, or Microsoft 365 Business Premium. For additional licensing information, including costs, see the following pages: Microsoft 365 licensing guidance for security & compliance.

What is writeback in Azure?

Group writeback allows you to write cloud groups back to your on-premises Active Directory instance by using Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) Connect sync. You can use this feature to manage groups in the cloud, while controlling access to on-premises applications and resources.