Thursday, 16 April 2026

Microsoft Entra passkey campaign plans will not proceed; Global Secure Access remote-network guidance is refreshed

The most consequential item on 16 April is a Microsoft 365 Message Center decision not to add Passkeys (FIDO2) to Microsoft Registration Campaigns starting in April 2026; the previously planned automatic updates and nudges for MFA-capable users will not be implemented at this time. The remaining evidence is mainly documentation maintenance, focused on Global Secure Access remote-network connectivity and ID Governance license-usage guidance. There are no new or removed entries in the supplied period, so the documentation updates do not establish a new feature, preview, general-availability milestone, retirement, or tenant behavior change.

• Entra ID · Authentication

  Registration Campaign passkey plans are not proceeding

  MC1253746 says Microsoft will not add Passkeys (FIDO2) as an authentication method in Microsoft Registration Campaigns starting April 2026. The previously planned automatic updates and nudges for MFA-capable users will not be implemented at this time. The notice addresses Registration Campaigns and does not describe a general passkey retirement.

• Global Secure Access · Microsoft identity platform

  Global Secure Access remote-network assignment guidance was updated

  The updated article describes assigning remote networks to traffic forwarding profiles through the Microsoft Entra admin center or Microsoft Graph API, with the goal of routing branch-office traffic through Global Secure Access. This is an operational documentation update; the record does not say that the capability is newly launched, in preview, or generally available.

• Global Secure Access · Security

  Azure VNG simulation guidance for Global Secure Access was updated

  The revised guidance covers configuring Azure resources to simulate remote-network connectivity to Microsoft's Security Edge Solutions with Global Secure Access. It supports remote-office testing scenarios, but the supplied change is a documentation update and does not announce an availability or behavior change.

• ID Governance · Fundamentals

  License usage insights guidance was refreshed

  The ID Governance article explains how to use the license usage insights page in the Microsoft Entra admin center to monitor license usage and entitlements. Nothing in the supplied record indicates a change to licensing, entitlements, or tenant configuration; this is ordinary documentation clarification.

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