Tuesday, 21 April 2026

Entra ID documentation updates: FIDO2 vendor status and Group Policy backup-access guidance

On 21 April 2026, Microsoft Learn recorded two updates for Entra ID and no new features, previews, general-availability announcements, retirements, or message-center changes. The updates are documentation-level: a Feitian ePass FIDO authenticator entry was changed in the FIDO2 hardware-vendor material, and Group Policy backup-access guidance was clarified.

• Entra ID · Authentication

  Feitian ePass FIDO2 vendor entry updated

  The Entra ID Fido2 Hardware Vendor documentation changed the entry for “Feitian ePass FIDO Authenticator (CTAP2.1, CTAP2.0, U2F),” including its four status markers. The evidence supports a compatibility-documentation update, but not a conclusion that Microsoft added or removed authenticator support.

• Entra ID · Security

  Group Policy backup access controls clarified

  Updated security guidance states that backup locations and network shares should use appropriate Active Directory security groups so only authorized administrators can access backup data, with ACLs aligned to permissions used in Group Policy Management Console. This is documentation guidance for GPO backup security, not evidence of a new Entra capability or runtime behavior change.

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