Does the Azure Information Protection add-in Microsoft Defender still exist?

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Does the Azure Information Protection add-in Microsoft Defender still exist?

Anita Okoro 45 Microsoft Employee

The information and screenshots on the page "Classify and protect sensitive information" (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/training/modules/microsoft-cloud-app-security/classify-protect-sensitive-information) seem quite stale. The AIP add-on in the Microsoft Defender portal goes to an Error page and the documentation here https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/information-protection/what-is-information-protection says the add-in is retired. Also within Microsoft Defender, the section is now called Cloud apps and no longer Cloud App Security (this change has been a while ago) and all the blades shown in the screenshot are managed within Cloud apps but under the Settings blade.

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Catherine Kyalo 2,180 Microsoft Employee

Hi Anita Okoro,

No, the Azure Information Protection (AIP) add-in for Microsoft Defender no longer exists. It has been retired and replaced by built-in labeling capabilities within Microsoft 365 apps and service

Recommended - Microsoft Purview Information Protection for unified label management and Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps for cloud-based data protection and policy enforcement.

Refer: Retirement notification for the Azure Information Protection Unified Labeling add-in for Office

Also, take a look at this question I came across during my research—it’s quite similar to yours.

Azure Information Protection retiring in April 2024

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Anita Okoro 45 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2025-06-03T09:41:33.6733333+00:00

Hi, I know it doesn't exist. My callout is that the documentation on Microsoft Learn (link provided in my original posting) is very stale and needs to be updated. Same with the information on CAS (Cloud App Security). It is no longer called this and the screenshots in Microsoft Learn (link provider in original post) are incorrect. The new name (hardly new really, this change has been over 2 years) is Defender for Cloud Apps. Check out the Microsoft Defender portal to confirm. Just calling out the fact that content on Microsoft Learn needs to be corrected and updated. Thanks.
Catherine Kyalo 2,180 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2025-06-03T11:06:40.2233333+00:00

Noted and this has already been raised with content team.

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