Microsoft Entra ID: Update to user sign-in with Microsoft Authenticator Lite and Microsoft Authenticator app [MC1050723]
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Microsoft Entra ID: Update to user sign-in with Microsoft Authenticator Lite and Microsoft Authenticator app [MC1050723]

Message ID: MC1050723 Customers have reported accessibility issues with existing timeouts for multifactor authentications (MFA) and passwordless sign in on iOS/Android with the Microsoft Authenticator app and Microsoft Authenticator Lite for Microsoft Outlook. To help address this concern, we will…
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Microsoft Entra: Browser access will be enabled by default for all Android users [MC1024404]
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Microsoft Entra: Browser access will be enabled by default for all Android users [MC1024404]

Message ID: MC1024404 If your organization does not support Android devices, you can safely ignore this message. As part of our overall security hardening efforts, we will migrate Microsoft Entra ID device registration to be hardware-bound. Since the device identity…
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Microsoft Entra: New People administrator role [MC992218]
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Microsoft Entra: New People administrator role [MC992218]

Message ID: MC992218 We are excited to announce the upcoming People administrator role in Microsoft Entra, designed to improve and streamline administrative capabilities in Microsoft 365. Developed from customer feedback, this role will provide dedicated permissions for managing people-related settings…
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Microsoft Entra: Updated “More information required” user interface during authentication method registration [MC989965]
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Microsoft Entra: Updated “More information required” user interface during authentication method registration [MC989965]

Message ID: MC989965 Coming soon: To make the language more friendly and relevant for all users, we will update the user experience for "More information required" during authentication method registration (Microsoft Entra). [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide, GCC,…
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Entra ID: Expansion of WhatsApp as an MFA one-time passcode delivery channel [MC926195]
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Entra ID: Expansion of WhatsApp as an MFA one-time passcode delivery channel [MC926195]

Message ID: MC926195 In late 2023, Microsoft Entra started leveraging WhatsApp as an alternate channel to deliver multifactor authentication (MFA) one-time passcodes (OTPs) to users in India and Indonesia. We saw improved deliverability, completion rates, and satisfaction when leveraging the…
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Microsoft Entra: Enablement of Passkeys in Authenticator for passkey (FIDO2) organizations with no key restrictions [MC920300]
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Microsoft Entra: Enablement of Passkeys in Authenticator for passkey (FIDO2) organizations with no key restrictions [MC920300]

Message ID: MC920300 Beginning mid-January 2025, after the General Availability of passkeys in the Microsoft Authenticator app, organizations with the passkey (FIDO2) authentication methods policy enabled with no key restrictions will be enabled for passkeys in the Microsoft Authenticator app…
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What’s new in Microsoft Entra – September 2024 [MC910988]
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What’s new in Microsoft Entra – September 2024 [MC910988]

With the ever-increasing sophistication of cyber attacks, the increasing use of cloud-based services, and the proliferation of mobile devices, it’s essential that organizations secure access for both human and non-human identities to all on-premises and cloud resources, while continuously working to improve their security posture.
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