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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 impactNo Comments

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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 changeNo Comments

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Microsoft Entra ID: Attacker in the Middle detection alert in ID Protection is GA [MC855696]

The Attacker in the Middle detection will be Generally Available for users in Microsoft Entra ID Protection. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-August 2024 and expect to complete by late August 2024. [How…

Mike Rosoft 8 August 2024Admin impact, New feature, Stay informedNo Comments

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Microsoft Entra ID: Device-based Conditional Access to M365/Azure resources on Red Hat Enterprise Linux is GA [MC855692]

In Microsoft Entra ID, device-based Conditional Access to Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Azure resources on Red Hat Enterprise Linux will be generally available. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-August 2024 and expect to…

Mike Rosoft 8 August 2024Admin impact, New feature, Stay informedNo Comments

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Microsoft Entra ID: Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) application migration wizard is GA [MC855698]

The Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) application migration wizard will provide IT admins with a guided experience to migrate AD FS relying party applications from AD FS to Microsoft Entra ID. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We…

Mike Rosoft 8 August 2024Admin impact, New feature, Stay informedNo Comments

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Enforce policy approval settings for admins [MC847883]

We're making some changes to access package approval settings in Entitlement Management. We're introducing a new configuration that will prevent Global Administrators and Identity Governance Administrators from bypassing approval settings configured in access package policies.[When this will happen:]Starting August 26,…

Mike Rosoft 8 August 2024Admin impact, Feature update, Stay informed, User impactNo Comments