Microsoft Entra ID: Risk-based anti-bot verification (CAPTCHA) for SMS and voice authentication
Microsoft Entra ID › Authentication
Microsoft 365 roadmap signals
Entra in Message Center
Announcements where the service or title includes Microsoft Entra, presented beside related documentation changes.
29 October 2026
Microsoft Authenticator: Usability improvements for iOS and Android
Microsoft Entra ID › Authentication
28 October 2026
Microsoft Entra ID: Final reminder to replace MemberOf rule operator configurations by November 3, 2026
Microsoft Entra ID › Conditional Access
Microsoft Entra: Prepare for Microsoft to disable unused or unsuccessful SMS first-factor sign-in
Microsoft Entra ID › Authentication
27 October 2026
Microsoft Entra ID: Reminder to migrate from Microsoft-provided SMS and voice authentication
Microsoft Entra ID › Authentication
Microsoft Authenticator: Improved backup and restore experience for Android
Microsoft Entra ID › Authentication
Microsoft Entra: Windows Hello for Business and macOS Platform SSO as standalone MFA factors
Microsoft Entra ID › Conditional Access
26 October 2026
Microsoft Entra: Users can register a passkey or passwordless sign-in as their first multifactor authentication method
Microsoft Entra ID › Conditional Access
21 October 2026
Microsoft Entra: Choose your own telephony provider for SMS and voice authentication
Microsoft Entra ID › Authentication
20 October 2026
Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps: Permission changes for select App Governance Entra roles
Microsoft Entra ID › Governance
19 October 2026
Security Copilot is now included as part of your Microsoft 365 E5/E7 plan
Microsoft Entra ID Governance › Microsoft identity platform
14 October 2026
Reminder: Microsoft‑managed CA policy will be enforced soon — Require risk remediation for high‑risk users
Microsoft Entra ID Protection › Conditional Access
Microsoft Purview | Information Protection: Sensitivity labels for Microsoft Entra security groups
Microsoft Entra ID › Governance
13 October 2026
Microsoft Entra: Allow password change after secure sign-in with My Sign-Ins
Microsoft Entra ID › Authentication
Action may be required: Review who can create agents in Microsoft Entra
Microsoft Entra Agent ID › Microsoft identity platform
Microsoft Entra: Changes to AgentIdentity.CreateAsManager permission for agent identities
Microsoft Entra Agent ID › Authentication
8 October 2026
Microsoft Entra ID: Passkey support for B2B users
Microsoft Entra ID › Conditional Access
5 October 2026
Microsoft Entra ID: Final reminder to replace MemberOf rule operator configurations by November 3, 2026
Microsoft Entra ID › Conditional Access
2 October 2026
Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Changes to Unified RBAC permission mapping for Microsoft Entra Security Operator role
Microsoft Entra ID › Security
1 October 2026
Retirement of SharePoint One-Time Passcode (SPO OTP) and transition to Microsoft Entra B2B
Microsoft Entra External ID › Conditional Access
Microsoft Entra App Gallery: Self-service onboarding for new applications
Microsoft Entra ID › Standards
28 September 2026
Microsoft Entra ID: Enhance protection of the authentication experience by blocking external script injection
Microsoft Entra External ID › Authentication
24 September 2026
Migrate Copilot Studio agents to Microsoft Entra Agent ID
Microsoft Entra Agent ID › Conditional Access
21 September 2026
Microsoft-managed CA policy coming to your tenant: Require risk remediation for high-risk users
Microsoft Entra ID Protection › Conditional Access
18 September 2026
Microsoft Entra ID: Follow-up on SMS first-factor sign-in retirement and upcoming changes
Microsoft Entra ID › Conditional Access
15 September 2026
Microsoft Entra: Passkeys by default and retirement of Microsoft-provided SMS and voice authentication
Microsoft Entra ID › Conditional Access
Dataverse - Assign non-Power Platform licensed Entra users to Dataverse Activities
Microsoft Entra ID › General
11 September 2026
Microsoft Graph: User.ReadBasic.All will no longer allow reading user app role assignments and license details
Microsoft Entra ID › Microsoft identity platform
Microsoft Purview: Integration with Entra GSA Internet Access to enable sensitive file filtering at the network layer
Microsoft Entra Internet Access › Conditional Access
9 September 2026
Microsoft Entra: Optimized passkey registration campaign experience
Microsoft Entra ID › Authentication
4 September 2026
Microsoft Entra ID: Optimizations for passkey registration experience
Microsoft Entra ID › Authentication
1 September 2026
Microsoft Entra: Improved restore experience for Authenticator passkeys on iOS
Microsoft Entra ID › Authentication
Microsoft Viva Engage: Microsoft Entra permissions required for community and membership administration
Microsoft Entra ID › Security
26 August 2026
Migrate Copilot Studio agents to Microsoft Entra Agent ID
Microsoft Entra Agent ID › Conditional Access
Microsoft Entra: Domain update for My Account and identity self-service experiences
Microsoft Entra ID › General
24 August 2026
Microsoft Entra: System-preferred authentication now applies to first-factor authentication
Microsoft Entra ID › Authentication
21 August 2026
Microsoft Entra ID: Retirement of custom CSS layout and positioning properties in company branding
Microsoft Entra ID › Authentication
18 August 2026
Microsoft Entra: Upcoming changes to federatedTokenValidationPolicy default settings
Microsoft Entra External ID › Conditional Access
13 August 2026
Microsoft Entra ID: Retirement of SMS first-factor sign-in for Entra ID Free tenants
Microsoft Entra ID › Authentication
12 August 2026
Dynamics 365 Commerce – On-behalf-of support now available in Microsoft Entra External ID
Microsoft Entra External ID › General
5 August 2026
Microsoft Entra ID: Replace MemberOf rules by November 3, 2026
Microsoft Entra ID › Conditional Access
Microsoft Entra: Migrate GitHub Actions federated identity credentials to immutable subjects
Microsoft Entra Workload ID › Authentication
4 August 2026
Microsoft Entra ID SSPR will require registered authentication methods starting November 9, 2026
Microsoft Entra ID › Authentication
31 July 2026
Microsoft Entra ID: Retirement of custom CSS positioning properties in custom branding
Microsoft Entra ID › Authentication
Upcoming Conditional Access change: Improved enforcement for policies with resource exclusions
Microsoft Entra ID › Conditional Access
20 July 2026
(Update)Microsoft Entra ID: General Availability of passkey profiles and migration for existing Passkeys (FIDO2) tenants
Microsoft Entra ID › Authentication
Microsoft Purview | Data Loss Prevention - Extend Purview data security to the network layer via Entra GSA integration
Microsoft Entra ID Protection › Conditional Access
Microsoft Entra: Self-service password reset CAPTCHA protection updated
Microsoft Entra ID › Authentication
General Availability: Microsoft Entra passkeys on Windows
Microsoft Entra ID › Conditional Access
9 July 2026
Microsoft Entra ID: Retirement of Custom Controls in Conditional Access and migration to External MFA
Microsoft Entra ID › Conditional Access
Dynamics 365 Contact Center - Manage users through Microsoft Entra security groups
Microsoft Entra ID › Security
6 July 2026
Completed: Conditional Access enforcement update for policies with resource exclusions
Microsoft Entra ID › Conditional Access
29 June 2026
Microsoft Entra: Blocking new assignments to partner tier support roles
Microsoft Entra ID › Governance
25 June 2026
Microsoft Teams for the web will respect Microsoft Entra “Keep Me Signed In” (KMSI) settings
Microsoft Entra ID › Conditional Access
24 June 2026
Required update for organizational authentication in Excel Power Query (Entra ID)
Microsoft Entra ID › Authentication
22 June 2026
Upcoming Conditional Access change: Improved enforcement for policies with resource exclusions
Microsoft Entra ID › Conditional Access
19 June 2026
Microsoft Authenticator app: Upcoming changes to jailbreak and root detection
Microsoft Entra ID › Authentication
17 June 2026
Microsoft Entra: New service plans for Conditional Access and ID Protection for agents
Microsoft Entra Agent ID › Conditional Access
5 June 2026
Microsoft Entra: Web categorization changes for Entra Global Secure Access
Microsoft Entra Internet Access › General
29 May 2026
Conditional Access policies now apply to Windows Hello for Business and macOS Platform SSO registration
Microsoft Entra ID › Conditional Access
21 May 2026
Retirement of external access token for actionable messages – moving to Microsoft Entra authentication
Microsoft Entra ID › Authentication
7 May 2026
Power Apps and Dynamics 365 Apps - An upcoming update to Entra Group controls for model driven app in-app skills
Microsoft Entra ID › General
5 May 2026
Power Apps - Dataverse Agent users with Microsoft Entra Agent ID
Microsoft Entra Agent ID › Microsoft identity platform
4 May 2026
Microsoft Entra: App Instance Lock enabled by default for new applications
Microsoft Entra Workload ID › Authentication
23 April 2026
Microsoft Entra: Passkeys in registration campaigns update
Microsoft Entra ID › Authentication
22 April 2026
Microsoft Entra: Cross-tenant security group synchronization
Microsoft Entra ID Governance › Fundamentals
21 April 2026
Microsoft Entra ID Governance Account Discovery
Microsoft Entra ID Governance › Governance
16 April 2026
Microsoft Entra ID Governance: Azure subscription required to continue using guest governance features
Microsoft Entra ID Governance › Governance
15 April 2026
Microsoft Entra: Passkeys in Microsoft registration campaigns
Microsoft Entra ID › Authentication
9 April 2026
Simplifying agent management with Agent 365
Microsoft Entra Agent ID › Microsoft identity platform
1 April 2026
Microsoft Entra ID: Improved readability for Authentication Methods Policy Update audit logs
Microsoft Entra ID › Authentication
27 March 2026
Microsoft Entra: Security hardening to prevent user account takeover in Microsoft Entra Connect Sync
Microsoft Entra ID › Microsoft identity platform
26 March 2026
New M365 group creation and editing in My Groups
Microsoft Entra ID › Security
25 March 2026
Notice: Security Copilot will be included as part of your Microsoft 365 E5 plan soon
Microsoft Entra ID Governance › Microsoft identity platform
18 March 2026
Microsoft Entra passkeys on Windows now support phishing-resistant sign-in
Microsoft Entra ID › Conditional Access
Prevent/Fix: Microsoft Baseline Security Mode has automatically trigger Entra Conditional Access policy creation
Microsoft Entra ID › Conditional Access
6 March 2026
AI Admin RBAC updates
Microsoft Entra ID Protection › Fundamentals
23 February 2026
Microsoft Entra: Retiring Microsoft Entra Connect Sync versions earlier than 2.5.79.0 on September 30, 2026
Microsoft Entra ID › Authentication
18 February 2026
Microsoft Rewards: Retirement of Azure AD Account Linking
Microsoft Entra ID › General
22 January 2026
Reminder: "Require approved client app" control in Microsoft Entra Conditional Access will be retired in June 2026
Microsoft Entra ID › Conditional Access
21 January 2026
Custom greetings in voice call authentication will retire on Feb 28, 2026
Microsoft Entra ID › Authentication
16 January 2026
Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention | Enforcement plane rename from Entra to Application
Microsoft Entra ID › Monitoring
12 December 2025
(Update)Action Required: Trust DigiCert Global Root G2 Certificate Authority for using Entra services by January 7, 2026
Microsoft Entra ID › Authentication
External authentication methods (EAM) – Public preview update
Microsoft Entra ID › Authentication
10 December 2025
Microsoft baseline security mode for Office, SharePoint, Exchange, Teams, and Entra
Microsoft Entra ID › Standards
3 December 2025
Microsoft Entra ID: Enhance protection of the authentication experience by blocking external script injection
Microsoft Entra External ID › Authentication
26 November 2025
Upcoming Changes to Entra Identity Protection Alert Settings in Defender XDR
Microsoft Entra ID Protection › Monitoring
19 November 2025
Microsoft Entra ID: Retirement of duplicative properties in passkey (FIDO2) authentication methods policy
Microsoft Entra ID › Authentication
18 November 2025
Get ready for security agents: Microsoft Security Copilot will be included in Microsoft 365 E5
Microsoft Entra ID Governance › Microsoft identity platform
6 November 2025
Microsoft Entra: Soft deletion and restoration for cloud security groups
Microsoft Entra ID › Architecture
5 November 2025
Entra ID: Upcoming changes to support passkey profiles in the authentication methods policy (preview)
Microsoft Entra ID › Authentication
31 October 2025
Microsoft Purview: eDiscovery admin content access restrictions when not in compliance with Entra policies
Microsoft Entra ID Protection › Conditional Access
29 October 2025
Microsoft Entra | Iteration 2 (beta): Privileged Identity Management (PIM) APIs to be phased out by Oct 28, 2026
Microsoft Entra ID Governance › Fundamentals
13 October 2025
Microsoft Teams: Agent and bot support for Entra authentication in group chats
Microsoft Entra ID › Authentication
2 October 2025
Microsoft Entra: Cross-cloud synchronization now available
Microsoft Entra ID Governance › Microsoft identity platform
20 September 2025
Update: Rollout of the Microsoft Entra ID Free subscription
Microsoft Entra ID › Fundamentals
16 September 2025
Microsoft Entra | Streamlined Same-Device Number Matching and First Run Experience (FRX) in Microsoft Authenticator
Microsoft Entra ID › Authentication
5 September 2025
Azure Information Protection: Enable multifactor authentication for your Azure tenant by October 1, 2025
Microsoft Entra External ID › Authentication
4 September 2025
Microsoft Entra: Action Required – Update Conditional Access Policies for Azure DevOps Sign-ins
Microsoft Entra ID › Conditional Access
25 August 2025
Microsoft Entra: Refreshed credential enrollment and management UX
Microsoft Entra ID › Security
24 July 2025
Microsoft Entra: Browser access will be enabled by default for all Android users
Microsoft Entra ID › Authentication
18 July 2025
Microsoft 365 Upcoming Secure by Default Settings Changes
Microsoft Entra ID › Authentication
8 July 2025
Improved backup and restore experience for Microsoft Authenticator on iOS
Microsoft Entra External ID › Authentication
3 July 2025
Microsoft Entra | Update to default sign-in background for Work or School accounts
Microsoft Entra External ID › Authentication
26 June 2025
Microsoft Entra ID: Change in guest authentication experience for B2B collaboration
Microsoft Entra ID › Authentication
Resharing to external users required after enabling Microsoft SharePoint integration with Microsoft Entra B2B
Microsoft Entra External ID › Troubleshooting
23 June 2025
Microsoft Entra ID access reviews: Updated historical data retention policy for access reviews
Microsoft Entra ID › Microsoft identity platform
8 May 2025
Microsoft Defender XDR services: Deploy the New Defender for Identity sensor on Microsoft Entra Connect servers
Microsoft Entra ID › Authentication
1 May 2025
Power Automate – Configure Entra hybrid join for hosted machine groups
Microsoft Entra ID › Authentication
24 April 2025
Microsoft Purview | Insider Risk Management: New compromised user context in Microsoft Entra
Microsoft Entra ID Protection › Authentication
22 April 2025
Microsoft Entra ID: Update to user sign-in with Microsoft Authenticator Lite and Microsoft Authenticator app
Microsoft Entra ID › Authentication