Microsoft is rolling out the no-cost Microsoft Entra ID Free subscription to track Entra tenant ownership via billing accounts. It will appear in Microsoft 365 and Azure portals starting October, requires no action, does not affect billing or functionality, and helps manage tenant ownership securely.
Day in brief
SCIM throughput and Entra Connect host guidance are the day’s actionable changes; the Entra ID Free rollout is informational
20 September was primarily a documentation-maintenance day, with no supplied evidence of a new preview, general-availability feature, retirement, or service behavior change. The operationally relevant updates clarify a required SCIM capacity target and the supported and recommended Windows Server versions for Microsoft Entra Connect. Microsoft also announced the rollout of the no-cost Microsoft Entra ID Free subscription, while two new Global Secure Access pages provide test-environment PowerShell samples for creating TLS certificates with ADCS and OpenSSL.
- SCIM guidance now states a required 25-requests-per-second-per-tenant target
Entra ID · StandardsThe updated Microsoft Entra SCIM provisioning guidance says implementations must support at least 25 requests per second per tenant so users and groups can be provisioned and deprovisioned without delay. The evidence shows a documentation requirement; it does not establish that Microsoft changed an enforced service limit, so administrators should validate connector and vendor capacity against the stated target.
- Microsoft Entra Connect guidance recommends domain-joined Windows Server 2022
Entra ID · GovernanceThe installation prerequisites specify a domain-joined Windows Server 2016–2022 host and recommend Windows Server 2022. Windows Server 2016 remains deployable under the cited guidance, but its extended-support status may require a paid support program; unsupported Windows Server versions may cause service failures or unexpected behavior.
- The Microsoft Entra ID Free subscription rollout is administrative and requires no action
Entra ID · FundamentalsMicrosoft is rolling out the no-cost Entra ID Free subscription to track tenant ownership through billing accounts. It is expected to appear in the Microsoft 365 and Azure portals starting in October, with no stated effect on billing or functionality and no administrator action required.
This period briefing was generated by AI from the tracked Microsoft Learn and Message Center changes.
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Microsoft Entra ID
3 updates- Microsoft Entra Connect must be installed on a domain-joined Windows Server 2016-2022. We recommend using domain-joined Windows Server 2022. You can deploy Microsoft Entra Connect on Windows Server 2016. However, since Windows Server 2016 is in extended support, you might need [a paid support program](/lifecycle/policies/fixed#extended-support) if you require support for this configuration. Installing on unsupported Windows Server version may cause service failures or unexpected behavior.
> * Support at least 25 requests per second per tenant to ensure that users and groups are provisioned and deprovisioned without delay (Required)
Microsoft Entra Global Secure Access
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What Is Global Secure Access
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Use this PowerShell script to create a TLS certificate using Active Directory Certificate Services (ADCS) in a test environment.
Use this PowerShell script to generate and sign Transport Layer Security (TLS) certificates using OpenSSL in a test environment.