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SSPR recovery must move off Microsoft-provided SMS and voice starting February 2027

Microsoft will retire its SMS and voice authentication methods for self-service password reset beginning in February 2027, with a 50-day transition for each user group. The period also introduces a Microsoft Entra Private Access sign-in-every-time preview and adds concrete provisioning and Linux sign-in guidance. Most remaining updates were documentation maintenance, including Source of Authority PowerShell procedures, passkey sample wording, and link cleanup.

  • Microsoft Message Center says Microsoft-provided SMS and voice authentication for self-service password reset will begin retiring in February 2027. Each user group receives a 50-day transition, after which those methods will no longer be available for SSPR; organizations should prepare alternative recovery methods.

  • The new preview depends on Conditional Access, requires a supported Windows client version 2.34.222 or later, and describes a five-minute reauthentication window. Administrators should verify client versions and use device-platform exclusions for non-Windows users when needed.

  • The Entra provisioning tutorial now documents Salesforce’s December 1, 2026 requirement for Use Any API Auth and requires SOAP API login() to be enabled. It also adds credential-validation troubleshooting for integration accounts.

  • The Linux sign-in guide now warns that in-place upgrades from RHEL 8.x to 9.x can remove the aadsshlogin package and produce Permission denied (publickey) errors. Its remediation is to uninstall and reinstall the AADSSHLoginForLinux extension.

  • Updated deployment guidance states that Office perpetual clients version 2024 and later support Token Protection, while versions earlier than 2024 are unsupported. Administrators should review client versions when planning or configuring the control.

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

24 updates

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Group Source Of Authority Configure

Doc update

The documentation now lists Microsoft Graph PowerShell commands to read and update a group’s `IsCloudManaged` state, and documents cloud-specific authentication options. It also notes that Graph Explorer isn’t supported in Azure China.

Configure Group Source of Authority (SOA)

Doc update

The guide now covers connecting with Microsoft Graph PowerShell, required permissions and cloud settings, troubleshooting consent, and the PowerShell command for changing a group’s source of authority.

User Source Of Authority Configure

Doc update

The documentation now explains how to install and connect with Microsoft Graph PowerShell, select cloud environments, grant required permissions, and update a user’s source of authority with PowerShell.

User Source Of Authority Configure

Doc update

The article now describes contacts as Outlook items, retains the required Contacts-OnPremisesSyncBehavior.ReadWrite.All permission, and uses a generic contact PATCH example. Detailed SOA read, transfer, verification, PowerShell, sovereign-cloud, and contact cmdlet guidance was removed.

User Source Of Authority Configure

Doc updateAction required

The documentation now lists Graph PowerShell commands for setting and reading user SOA, identifies the Hybrid Administrator role, and documents cloud-specific connection environments. It also notes that Graph Explorer isn't supported in Azure China.

User Source Of Authority Configure

Doc update

The configuration article now links to Microsoft Graph PowerShell cmdlets for updating and retrieving a contact’s on-premises sync behavior.

Group Source Of Authority Configure

Doc update

The page no longer includes the note that Graph Explorer is unsupported in Azure China or the instructions to use Microsoft Graph PowerShell for sovereign clouds.

5

System Preferred Authentication

Doc update

The table now lists External multifactor authentication as method 3, Certificate-based authentication as method 4, and Microsoft Authenticator notifications as method 5. The External MFA entry also has updated dash formatting.

Credential Management Api

Doc update

The article now says the passkey sample demonstrates listing, registration, and deletion flows, and removes the previous Microsoft Graph deletion-flow warning.

Howto Vm Sign In Azure Ad Linux

Doc updateAction required

The documentation now explains that in-place upgrades from RHEL 8.x to 9.x can remove the `aadsshlogin` package, causing `Permission denied (publickey)` errors. It provides steps to uninstall and reinstall the AADSSHLoginForLinux extension.

Choose Your Own Telephony Set Up

Doc update

The documentation now directs administrators through Function App → Functions → SendOtp → Invocations when checking the latest transaction and HTTP 200 result.

3

User Source Of Authority Configure

Doc update

The article adds Microsoft Graph API and PowerShell examples for transferring the source of authority (SOA) for organizational contacts synchronized from AD DS, including permissions, verification, and sovereign-cloud guidance.

2

Group Source Of Authority Configure

Doc update

The documentation changed the SOA-related resource table into a bulleted list while retaining the same three Microsoft Graph PowerShell links.

Group Source Of Authority Configure

Doc update

The Update-MgGroupOnPremiseSyncBehavior and Get-MgGroupOnPremiseSyncBehavior links no longer include the graph-powershell-1.0 view parameter.

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Microsoft Entra ID: Microsoft-provided SMS and voice authentication to retire for self-service password reset (SSPR)

New

Microsoft Entra ID will retire Microsoft-provided SMS and voice authentication for self-service password reset (SSPR) starting February 2027, with a 50-day transition per user group. Organizations must prepare alternative recovery methods, as SMS/voice will no longer be available for SSPR after the transition.

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1

User Source Of Authority Configure

Doc update

The User Source of Authority configuration guide now links to the current Microsoft Graph PowerShell cmdlet pages without the `view=graph-powershell-1.0` version parameter.

1

Deployment Guide Token Protection Windows

Feature update

The documentation now states that Office perpetual clients version 2024 and later support Token Protection, while versions earlier than 2024 aren't supported.

1

Sign In With Passkey

Doc update

The documentation now describes the sample as supporting passkey listing, registration, and deletion. It removes the separate deletion endpoint guidance and the warning about the sample using Microsoft Graph with high-privilege permissions and a client secret.

2

Configure Microsoft Entra Private Access sign-in every time

New feature

Microsoft Entra Private Access documentation now explains how to configure, test, and deploy reauthentication for selected private applications using one Conditional Access policy and a pilot group. It requires Global Secure Access Windows client version 2.34.222 or later.

1

Private Access Sign In Every Time

Doc update

The documentation now links to instructions for configuring sign-in every time for Microsoft Entra Private Access (preview).

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