Learn about device soft delete (preview) in Microsoft Entra ID, which moves deleted devices to a recoverable state instead of permanently removing them.
Day in brief
Device soft-delete behavior documented; SAP SuccessFactors provisioning guidance clarified
28 May was primarily a documentation-focused day. A new Microsoft Entra ID article, alongside an update to its preview counterpart, describes device soft delete: deleted devices move to a recoverable state instead of being permanently removed. An updated Workload ID article clarifies the JWT-to-access-token exchange used with SAP SuccessFactors. The evidence does not establish a feature launch, general availability, or a required tenant configuration change.
- Entra ID: device soft delete documentation added
Entra ID · FundamentalsThe new article documents a device-deletion behavior in which deleted devices enter a recoverable state rather than being permanently removed. This is a new documentation page, not evidence of a newly launched or generally available capability.
- Workload ID: SAP SuccessFactors JWT exchange guidance updated
Workload ID · ProvisioningThe provisioning guidance now describes the signed JWT being presented to SAP Cloud Identity Service, validated against trust rules configured in its admin console, and exchanged for a short-lived access token that can query the SAP SuccessFactors OData API. Integration administrators can use this flow to check their trust and token configuration.
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Microsoft Entra ID
2 updatesLearn about device soft delete in Microsoft Entra ID, which moves deleted devices to a recoverable state instead of permanently removing them.
Microsoft Entra Workload ID
1 update2. **SAP Cloud Identity Service exchanges the JWT for an access token.** The signed JWT is presented to SAP Cloud Identity Service, which is trusted by SAP SuccessFactors. SAP Cloud Identity Service validates the JWT against the trust rules you configure in the SAP Cloud Identity Service admin console and returns a short-lived access token that can only be used to query the SAP SuccessFactors OData API.