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Agent blueprint creation changes November 4 as strong sign-ins unlock password changes

Agent ID carries the clearest near-term control changes: starting November 4, default users can create agent blueprints unless the tenant disables the setting, while agents using AgentIdentity.CreateAsManager will require administrator consent. Entra is also rolling out an admin-activated password-change path after strong sign-in and recognizing Windows Hello for Business and macOS Platform SSO as standalone MFA factors. The remaining activity is mostly targeted guidance, including a PIM custom-extension preview update and clarifications for passkey, federation, and application-deactivation workflows.

  • Starting November 4, 2026, default users in Microsoft Entra can create agent blueprints unless administrators turn Users can create agent blueprints to No. The rollout is expected to complete in late November, and the setting can be changed in the Entra admin center.

  • Starting November 4, Microsoft Entra will stop automatically granting the AgentIdentity.CreateAsManager permission to agent blueprints. Administrator consent will be required for agents to create identities as the change rolls out worldwide in November 2026.

  • Microsoft Entra will let users change passwords after secure sign-in with a passkey, FIDO2, or Windows Hello for Business, without knowing the current password or using SSPR. The feature is disabled by default, requires administrator activation, and will roll out globally from October through November 2026.

  • Starting early October 2026, Microsoft Entra recognizes Windows Hello for Business and macOS Platform SSO as standalone MFA factors, allowing users to meet MFA requirements without an additional passkey. No configuration changes are needed, but Microsoft recommends updating onboarding and MFA registration guidance.

  • The updated preview guidance covers postapproval extensions with deferred outcomes and asynchronous validation before assignment provisioning, plus collection of attributes such as cost center and project code. The extensions require Graph permissions, endpoint configuration, and an Entra ID Governance or Entra Suite license; Entra ID P2 alone does not include them.

For Entra administrators

Review the Users can create agent blueprints setting before the rollout completes in late November; set it to No if default-user creation is not acceptable. Check consent processes for agents that create identities. Separately, decide whether to activate password changes after strong sign-in. No configuration change is required for Windows Hello for Business or macOS Platform SSO as standalone MFA factors, but onboarding and MFA registration guidance should be updated. PIM custom extensions require an Entra ID Governance or Entra Suite license; Entra ID P2 alone does not include them.

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

Updates this week

21

Add Microsoft Entra ID for customer sign-in

Doc update

The FAQ now states that identity provider buttons cannot be hidden. Removing a provider from a user flow prevents users from signing up or redeeming invitations with that provider, and `domain_hint` does not change this.

16 October 2026

Disable user sign-in for application

Doc update

The article now explains that disabling sign-in sets the service principal’s `accountEnabled` property to `false` and changes Activation status to Deactivated. It also adds steps to restore tenant-local sign-in and notes that other deactivation conditions can still apply.

15 October 2026

Security Defaults

Private preview

The documentation describes four separately manageable protections—administrator MFA, user MFA, legacy authentication blocking, and device code flow blocking—for selected Microsoft Entra ID Free tenants. It also explains how these protections work with Conditional Access and which roles can manage them.

14 October 2026

Add Microsoft Entra ID for customer sign-in

Doc updateAction required

The documentation now specifies tenant ID or the tenant’s onmicrosoft.com domain for the issuer URI, says custom verified domains aren’t supported, and requires matching onmicrosoft.com values for domain_hint. It also documents steps to refresh a user flow after provider configuration changes.

14 October 2026

Mfa Registration Campaign

Doc update

The documentation explains how unrestricted, synced-only, and device-bound-only profiles use platform-specific evaluation, while AAGUID-restricted and attestation-enforced profiles suppress nudges across platforms after one eligible passkey is registered.

12 October 2026

Mfa Registration Campaign

Doc update

The documentation now refers to registered passkeys and available passkey types instead of credentials in the platform-specific nudge suppression guidance and table.

12 October 2026

Enable Authenticator Passkey

Feature update

The documentation now states that iOS cross-device registration does not support attestation, while Android does. Attested passkeys can also be registered through Android cross-device flows.

12 October 2026

Enable Authenticator Passkey

Doc update

The documentation now states that iOS users can register attested passkeys only directly in the Authenticator app, while Android users can register them directly or through cross-device registration.

12 October 2026

Enable Authenticator Passkey

Doc update

The documentation now states that Android users can register attested passkeys directly in the Authenticator app or through a cross-device registration flow. iOS registration remains direct through the Authenticator app.

12 October 2026

Enable Authenticator Passkey

Doc update

The documentation now separately states that Android users can register attested passkeys through a cross-device registration flow, while iOS users register them directly in the Authenticator app.

12 October 2026

Mfa Registration Campaign

Doc update

The example now specifies a device-bound profile with attestation enforced and an eligible attested passkey. It states that the nudge is suppressed across operating systems and browsers, without using the platform table.

12 October 2026

Mfa Registration Campaign

Doc update

The example now explicitly states that User 1 signs in on macOS with Chrome and is nudged to register a compatible passkey.

12 October 2026

Mfa Registration Campaign

Doc update

The example now specifies that the user’s only registered passkey is Windows Hello for Business; the nudge is suppressed when they sign in on Windows with Chrome.

12 October 2026

Mfa Registration Campaign

Doc update

The documentation now states that Windows Hello for Business registration doesn’t follow passkey profile restrictions.

12 October 2026

Mfa Registration Campaign

Doc update

The documentation now states that Windows Hello for Business registration behavior is separate from passkey profile restrictions.

12 October 2026

Mfa Registration Campaign

Doc update

The MFA registration campaign documentation now links directly to the passkey profile eligibility guidance for the Microsoft managed registration campaign.

12 October 2026

Mfa Registration Campaign

Doc update

The documentation now states that eligible users can see nudges during interactive sign-ins that satisfy MFA. Silent SSO events, such as refresh token redemption, do not display nudges.

12 October 2026
3

Application Properties

Doc update

The documentation now explains that Deactivated can result from tenant-local sign-in disablement, app registration deactivation, or Microsoft disablement. It also documents the related properties and clarifies that these conditions can overlap and must be remediated independently.

15 October 2026

Delegate application and agent management administrator permissions

Doc update

The article now covers application and agent creation and management. It documents the **Users can create agent blueprints** setting, which administrators can turn off to restrict agent blueprint creation to administrators and Agent ID Developers.

14 October 2026

Delegate App Roles

Doc update

The documentation now links to the “Restricting who can create applications and agents” section in two references, including the application registration error guidance.

14 October 2026
2

Security Defaults

Doc update

The Security Defaults article no longer includes the section describing individual protections, their preview availability, roles, behavior, and management steps.

16 October 2026

Provision On Demand

Doc update

Step 1 now links to the permissions reference anchor without the `.md` suffix.

14 October 2026
1

Permissions Reference

Feature update

The permissions reference now states that Application Developer role holders can update applications they own, in addition to creating application registrations independently of the user registration setting.

14 October 2026
1

Microsoft Purview | Information Protection: Sensitivity labels for Microsoft Entra security groups

New

Microsoft Purview will enable sensitivity labels for Microsoft Entra cloud security groups starting mid-November 2026, allowing administrators to apply and enforce governance policies on these groups. Labels can be assigned via multiple platforms, cannot yet be changed once applied, and require separate tenant configuration from Microsoft 365 groups.

14 October 2026
Message CenterMC1508238 on mc.merill.net ↗Stay informed
1

Deactivate an app registration

Doc update

The article now distinguishes deactivating an app registration from disabling sign-in on a tenant-local service principal. It also explains that activation status includes tenant-local and Microsoft disablement, and that reactivating the app registration does not automatically restore tenant-local sign-in.

15 October 2026
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1

Create Blueprint

Feature update

The documentation now states that when **Users can create agent blueprints** is set to **Yes**, any tenant user can create an agent identity blueprint and its principal. Otherwise, the Agent ID Developer and Agent ID Administrator roles can create them.

14 October 2026
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1

Identity Protection Risks

Doc update

The documentation now describes adaptive learning for new users’ sign-in behavior and says detection is calculated in real time, replacing the previous learning-period and offline-calculation details.

15 October 2026
1

Reminder: Microsoft‑managed CA policy will be enforced soon — Require risk remediation for high‑risk users

New

To strengthen your organization's security posture, Microsoft created a new Microsoft‑managed Conditional Access (CA) policy—Require risk remediation for high‑risk users—in your tenant, along with a new security group for this policy. This policy uses Microsoft Entra ID Protection to identify users at high risk and prompts them to self‑remediate through adaptive risk remediation, allowing users to resolve their own risk without administrator intervention.

14 October 2026
Message CenterMC1507808 on mc.merill.net ↗Plan for change
1

Identity Protection Risks

Feature update

The risk detection table now lists Atypical travel as “Real-time” instead of “Offline.” Its Premium requirement and unlikelyTravel identifier are unchanged.

15 October 2026
4

Identity Governance Applications Prepare

Doc update

The article’s licensing guidance was updated. It states that the tenant needs at least as many licenses as governed member (non-guest) users, including users who request, approve, or review application access.

16 October 2026

Entitlement Management Reports

Doc update

The documentation date was updated, and the report description now refers to users and agent IDs when explaining direct access and active assignment mismatches.

15 October 2026

Configure custom extensions for PIM role activation (Preview)

New feature

The documentation adds postapproval extensions with deferred outcomes and asynchronous validation before assignment provisioning. It also describes collecting attributes such as cost center and project code, along with the required Graph permissions and endpoint configuration.

14 October 2026

Microsoft Entra SAP Access Control integration (Preview)

New feature

The documentation describes integrating SAP Access Control with Microsoft Entra entitlement management to govern SAP business roles through catalogs, access packages, and My Access. It covers SAP BTP, Cloud Connector, prerequisites, licensing, and status reconciliation.

14 October 2026
1

Microsoft Entra ID Governance licensing fundamentals

Feature update

The documentation now lists P1 with Microsoft 365 E3, E5, or E7; P2 with E5 or E7; and Governance capabilities with Microsoft Entra Suite and Microsoft 365 E7. The agent identity licensing reference was also updated.

16 October 2026
2

Add OIDC for customer sign-in

Doc update

The page now explains self-service sign-up through a user flow and invitation redemption through a custom OIDC provider using the domain_hint authorization parameter.

15 October 2026

Disable sign-up in a sign-up and sign-in user flow

Doc update

The article now highlights testing the user flow as the primary next step and adds links for adding applications, managing custom attributes, and routing invited users to an external identity provider.

15 October 2026
2

Cross Tenant Access Overview

Doc update

The overview now states that a Microsoft Entra ID P1 license is required on the configured tenant to change the default redemption order, in addition to configuring trust or scoped access settings.

13 October 2026

Cross Tenant Access Overview

Feature update

The documentation now states that changing the default redemption order, like configuring trust or access settings, requires Microsoft Entra ID P1 on the configured tenant.

13 October 2026
2

Route Invited Users to an External Identity Provider

New feature

New guidance explains how to use the domain_hint parameter to route invited external-tenant users to configured OpenID Connect, SAML/WS-Federation, or social identity providers. It covers prerequisites, invitations through Microsoft Graph or the admin center, and custom invitation emails.

15 October 2026

Entra Id Federation Customers

Doc update

The documentation now clarifies that invited users from another Microsoft Entra tenant use the default redemption flow unless an application explicitly routes them to a custom OIDC provider. The related link was also updated.

15 October 2026
1

Entra Id Federation Customers

Doc update

The user-creation example replaces the source tenant ID with its primary domain name in the issuer value and defines the new placeholder with an example domain.

16 October 2026
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1

Connector Groups

New feature

The documentation adds Performance mode, which routes user traffic to the connector with the lowest measured network latency. It also clarifies that connector load balancing applies only to Microsoft Entra Private Access applications, not application proxy applications.

15 October 2026
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