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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…

Mike Rosoft 6 March 2025Admin impact, Feature update, Plan for change, Retirement, User impactNo Comments

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Microsoft Entra: New built-in Viva Glint Tenant Administrator role [MC1011149]

Message ID: MC1011149 We are excited to announce the upcoming Viva Glint Tenant Administrator role for Microsoft Viva Glint in Microsoft Entra. With this role, admins will have dedicated permissions to manage Viva Glint-related settings in the Microsoft 365 admin…

Mike Rosoft 20 February 2025Admin impact, New feature, Stay informed1

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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…

Mike Rosoft 30 January 2025Admin impact, New feature, Plan for change, User impact1

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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,…

Mike Rosoft 28 January 2025Feature update, Stay informed, User impact

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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…

Mike Rosoft 6 November 2024Admin impact, Feature update, Plan for change, User impact1

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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…

Mike Rosoft 28 October 2024Admin impact, Plan for change1

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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.

Mike Rosoft 15 October 2024Admin impact, Feature update, Plan for change1

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Take action: Enable multifactor authentication for your tenant before October 15, 2024 [MC889517]

As mentioned in MC862873, starting on or after October 15, 2024, to further increase security, Microsoft will require admins to use multi-factor authentication (MFA) when signing into the Microsoft Azure portal, Microsoft Entra admin center, and Microsoft Intune admin center.

Mike Rosoft 13 September 2024Admin impact, Plan for change1

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Public Preview: Microsoft Entra ID FIDO2 provisioning APIs [MC883192]

Microsoft Entra ID now supports FIDO2 provisioning via API, allowing organizations to pre-provision security keys (passkeys) for users.

Mike Rosoft 5 September 2024Admin impact, New feature, Stay informed, User impact

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Take action: Enable multifactor authentication for your tenant before October 15, 2024 [MC862873]

Starting on or after October 15, 2024, to further increase security, Microsoft will require admins to use multi-factor authentication (MFA) when signing into the Microsoft Azure portal, Microsoft Entra admin center, and Microsoft Intune admin center.

Mike Rosoft 15 August 2024Admin impact, Plan for change