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Agent ID documentation flags a coming Agent 365 requirement for agent protection; External ID adds Android fraud-SDK header guidance

19 June's meaningful changes are mostly documentation updates rather than announced service launches. The clearest licensing change is the Agent ID guidance that ID Protection for agents will require a Microsoft Agent 365 license starting soon. A new External ID article covers custom x-* headers for native authentication requests in Android (Kotlin), while updated Entra ID material describes a bulk-operations experience explicitly marked Preview and clarifies that Connect staged-rollout group edits can take up to 24 hours to apply. The supplied evidence indicates no retirement or general-availability announcement.

  • Updated Agent ID licensing guidance says ID Protection for agents will require a Microsoft Agent 365 license starting soon to extend protection through Microsoft Entra Agent ID. This is a forthcoming licensing requirement in the documentation, not a reported general-availability launch or retirement, and no effective date is supplied.

  • A new Microsoft Learn article explains how an Android (Kotlin) app can attach custom x-* headers to native authentication network requests so fraud-detection SDKs can integrate with Microsoft Entra External ID. The evidence establishes new implementation guidance, not a tenant-side setting or a service-availability change.

  • The updated Microsoft Entra bulk-operations article describes a new experience for managing users, groups, and devices and labels it Preview. Same-day updates cover CSV-based bulk add and remove operations and bulk group-membership download, but the supplied evidence does not establish general availability or a rollout date.

  • Updated Connect staged rollout guidance says adding or removing users in a staged-rollout group can take up to 24 hours to take effect. This is an operational timing clarification in the documentation, not evidence of a new rollout feature or an immediate propagation guarantee.

  • The updated Conditional Access licensing page states that Microsoft Entra Suite includes all Microsoft Entra Conditional Access features, and that Microsoft 365 E7 includes those features through Entra Suite. This is an entitlement-documentation clarification; the evidence does not indicate a Conditional Access behavior change.

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

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Default user permissions

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Compare the default user permissions available in Microsoft Entra ID and learn how to restrict access.

Directory Overview User Model

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Managing user license assignments individually is time consuming and error prone. If you [assign licenses to groups](~/fundamentals/licensing.md?context=azure/active-directory/users-groups-roles/context/ugr-context) instead, you experience easier large-scale license management.

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Connect Staged Rollout

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>Editing a group (adding or removing users), it can take up to 24 hours for changes to take effect.

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Licensing Authentication

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The following table lists features that are available for authentication in the various versions of Microsoft Entra ID. Plan out your needs for securing user sign-in, then determine which approach meets those requirements. For example, although Microsoft Entra ID Free provides security defaults with multifactor authentication, only Microsoft Authenticator can be used for the authentication prompt, including text and voice calls. This approach might be a limitation if you can't make sure that Authenticator is installed on a user's personal device.

Entra Admin Center

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- **[Entra ID](#entra-id)** — Manage users, groups, devices, applications, roles, and authentication methods.

Identity Fundamental Concepts

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Learn the core concepts of identity and access management (IAM), including authentication, authorization, and identity providers, to secure resources effectively.

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Licensing Conditional Access

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Microsoft Entra Suite includes all Microsoft Entra Conditional Access features. Microsoft 365 E7 also includes Conditional Access features through the Entra Suite.

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Entra Offerings

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>The licensing options on this page aren't comprehensive. You can get detailed information about the various options at the [Microsoft Entra pricing page](https://www.microsoft.com/security/business/microsoft-entra-pricing) and at the [Compare Microsoft 365 Enterprise plans and pricing page](https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/enterprise/microsoft365-plans-and-pricing).

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Licensing Identity Protection

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Starting soon, ID Protection for agents will require a [Microsoft Agent 365 license](https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-agent-365#plans-and-pricing) to extend protection to agents through [Microsoft Entra Agent ID](../agent-id/what-is-microsoft-entra-agent-id.md#how-to-get-started).

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