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Configure user Source of Authority (SOA) in Microsoft Entra ID

In brief

The page’s subservice changed from hybrid to hybrid-cloud-sync, and its reviewer changed from dhanyak to dhanyahk.

What Entra admins need to know

No administrator action is indicated; the metadata updates clarify the page’s service area and review ownership.

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title: Configure user Source of Authority (SOA) in Microsoft Entra ID description: Learn how to transfer user management from Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) to Microsoft Entra ID by using user Source of Authority (SOA). ms.subservice: hybridhybrid-cloud-sync ms.topic: how-to #Required; leave this attribute/value as-is ms.date: 04/15/2026 ms.reviewer: dhanyakdhanyahk ai-usage: ai-assisted

#CustomerIntent: As a user administrator, I want to change the source of authority for a synced hybrid user so that their attributes can be fully managed in the cloud.

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