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23 December: AWS session-control guidance stands out in an otherwise documentation-only Entra update

All 10 recorded changes were updates to Microsoft Learn pages for Microsoft Entra ID; there were no new or removed records and no Message Center items. The most consequential content is the AWS IAM Identity Center guidance connecting session control with Conditional Access and Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps. The remaining updates refresh app-specific SSO and provisioning runbooks for Google Cloud/Workspace, Oracle HCM, AWS, Shopify Plus, Adobe, Cerner, and Dropbox. The supplied evidence does not indicate a preview, general-availability release, retirement, or change in service behavior.

  • The updated AWS Single Sign-On tutorial says that after AWS IAM Identity Center is configured, session control can be enforced to protect sensitive data in real time. It points to Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps for enforcement and describes session control as extending from Conditional Access. This is security guidance and documentation clarification, not evidence of a new preview or generally available capability.

  • The updated Oracle Human Capital Management article covers integrating Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM with Microsoft Entra ID and on-premises Active Directory through the Inbound Provisioning API. It provides a current reference for that identity-lifecycle integration, but the supplied summary does not announce an API change, rollout, or availability status. This is an ordinary documentation update.

  • The provisioning article describes the steps required in both AWS IAM Identity Center and Microsoft Entra ID, with Entra automatically provisioning and deprovisioning users and groups through its provisioning service. The update is a configuration-guide refresh; it does not establish a new connector or a change in provisioning behavior.

This period briefing was generated by AI from the tracked Microsoft Learn and Message Center changes.

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Configure AWS IAM Identity Center(successor to AWS single sign-On) for automatic user provisioning with Microsoft Entra ID

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This article describes the steps you need to perform in both AWS IAM Identity Center(successor to AWS single sign-On) and Microsoft Entra ID to configure automatic user provisioning. When configured, Microsoft Entra ID automatically provisions and de-provisions users and groups to [AWS IAM Identity Center](https://console.aws.amazon.com/singlesignon) using the Microsoft Entra provisioning service. For important details on what this service does, how it works, and frequently asked questions, see [Automate user provisioning and deprovisioning to SaaS applications with Microsoft Entra ID](~/identity/app-provisioning/user-provisioning.md). You can then use those users and groups in AWS IAM Admin Center for user access to other Amazon Web Services (AWS) applications or accounts.

Cernercentral Provisioning Tutorial

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1. Next, a system account must be created for Microsoft Entra ID. Use the instructions below to request a System Account for your sandbox and production environments.

Configure Shopify Plus for automatic user provisioning with Microsoft Entra ID

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This article describes the steps you need to perform in both Shopify Plus and Microsoft Entra ID to configure automatic user provisioning. When configured, Microsoft Entra ID automatically provisions and de-provisions users and groups to [Shopify Plus](https://www.shopify.com/plus) using the Microsoft Entra provisioning service. For important details on what this service does, how it works, and frequently asked questions, see [Automate user provisioning and deprovisioning to SaaS applications with Microsoft Entra ID](~/identity/app-provisioning/user-provisioning.md).

Dropboxforbusiness Provisioning Tutorial

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The objective of this article is to demonstrate the steps to be performed in Dropbox for Business and Microsoft Entra ID to configure Microsoft Entra ID to automatically provision and de-provision users and/or groups to Dropbox for Business.

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Aws Single Sign On Tutorial

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Once you configure AWS IAM Identity Center you can enforce session control, which protects exfiltration and infiltration of your organization’s sensitive data in real time. Session control extends from Conditional Access. [Learn how to enforce session control with Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps](/cloud-app-security/proxy-deployment-any-app).

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