Microsoft defines Microsoft Entra ID Governance as the capability to manage "the identity lifecycle, access lifecycle, and privileged access" so organizations can ensure "the right people have the right access to the right resources at the right time." The product family explicitly lists the following core features: "Lifecycle workflows, Entitlement management, Access reviews, and Privileged Identity Management (PIM)." Microsoft further explains that PIM helps you "manage, control, and monitor access within your organization," enabling just-in-time elevation, approval workflows, MFA/justification on activation, and detailed auditing for privileged roles. By contrast, the other options are separate Microsoft Entra offerings outside ID Governance:
Verifiable credentials (Microsoft Entra Verified ID) issues and validates digital credentials; Permissions Management (Microsoft Entra Permissions Management) provides CIEM for multi-cloud permissions; and Identity Protection offers risk-based detection and policies for sign-ins and users. Therefore, among the choices, the feature that is included in Microsoft Entra ID Governance is Privileged Identity Management (PIM), which is specifically called out by Microsoft as a pillar of ID Governance and is used to govern privileged access with policy-based controls, time-bound assignments, approvals, and comprehensive auditability.