Manage App Consent Policies
UpdatedUpdates to this consent policy will have at least 30 days of given notice.
Day in brief
16 October 2025: practical documentation clarifications, not a feature-release day
All six recorded changes were Microsoft Learn documentation updates; there were no new or removed items and no Message Center notices. The most useful changes clarify Entra ID Group Source of Authority automation, Global Secure Access connector diagnostics, and the stated notice period for app consent policy updates. The remaining edits are primarily fundamentals cross-references, product-experience wording, and a screenshot update.
- Entra ID documentation adds app-based authentication to Group SOA automation
Entra ID · AuthenticationThe Import Groups module documentation now includes a PowerShell script for automating Group Source of Authority updates with app-based authentication. This is a documentation change that may help administrators reviewing or building automation; the evidence does not establish a new service capability or require a configuration change.
- Global Secure Access connector troubleshooting guidance becomes more diagnostic
Global Secure Access · TroubleshootingThe Troubleshoot Connectors documentation describes additional tool output, including certificate details when valid, tenant and connector IDs, and TLS versions. It also documents retries for missed checks and exception messages for connectivity failures, giving operators more information when investigating intermittent or network-related issues.
The Manage App Consent Policies page now states that updates to the consent policy will have at least 30 days of notice. Treat this as documented policy guidance rather than evidence of a consent-policy behavior change or a new rollout in this period.
This period briefing was generated by AI from the tracked Microsoft Learn and Message Center changes.
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Microsoft Entra ID
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Import Groups module
UpdatedYou can use the following PowerShell script to automate Group SOA updates by using app-based authentication.
For a list of common hybrid synchronization scenarios, see [Common scenarios](common-scenarios.md).
Microsoft Entra External ID
1 updateSolutions Customers
UpdatedMicrosoft Entra External ID offers solutions that let you quickly add intuitive, user-friendly sign-up and sign-up experiences for your consumer and business customer apps. The Woodgrove Groceries demo environment illustrates several of the most common authentication experiences that can be configured for your apps.
Troubleshoot Connectors
UpdatedThe tool also provides additional information, such as certificate details (if the cert is valid), tenant and connector ID, and TLS versions. To ensure that no checks are missed due to network or intermittent issues, the tool contains retries and prints out exception messages for any connectivity failures.