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Security

A cross-product view of Microsoft Entra changes related to Security.

Latest Security changes

Credential Management Api

Security

The article now links to a sample app demonstrating passkey listing and registration with delegated permissions and warns that its deletion flow uses high-privilege application permissions and a client secret in browser code.

Credential Management Api

Security

The Microsoft Entra External ID credential management API reference was deleted, including guidance for passkey listing and registration, delegated permissions, authentication, and sample usage.

Secure Web Ai Gateway Agents

Security

The documentation corrects “Web respositories” to “Web repositories” in an example of security rules.

Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Changes to Unified RBAC permission mapping for Microsoft Entra Security Operator role

Message CenterMC1486293 on mc.merill.net ↗Major updatePlan for change
Security

Microsoft is updating Microsoft Defender for Office 365's Unified RBAC mapping for the Microsoft Entra Security Operator role, removing default access to email threat policies and Tenant Allow/Block List. This change starts November 2026 and requires manual permission assignment for continued access when Unified RBAC is enabled.

Security Updates Pks

Security

The required Microsoft Entra Connect Sync version changed from 2.5.79.0 to 2.6.84.0 or later. Application-based authentication must still be configured by April 7, 2027.

Security Updates Pks

Security

The warning is bolded: upgrade Microsoft Entra Connect Sync to version 2.5.79.0 or later and configure application-based authentication by April 7, 2027. Synchronization services will stop working after that date if these requirements are not met.

Security Updates Pks

Security

The deadline changed to April 7, 2027. Administrators must upgrade to version 2.5.79.0 or later and configure application-based authentication; synchronization stops after the deadline if requirements are unmet.

Upgrade Previous Version

Security

The required Microsoft Entra Connect Sync version increased from 2.5.79.0 to 2.6.84.0. Administrators must also configure application-based authentication by April 7, 2027.

Upgrade Previous Version

Security

The documentation now bolds the mandatory upgrade warning: upgrade Entra Connect Sync to version 2.5.79.0 or later and configure application-based authentication by April 7, 2027. Legacy authentication will be retired, and synchronization will stop after that date if requirements are unmet.

Upgrade Previous Version

Security

The documentation now requires version 2.5.79.0 or later and application-based authentication by April 7, 2027. Synchronization services will stop afterward if these requirements are unmet.

Workload Identities Flexible Federated Identity Credentials

Security

The page now notes that, starting July 15, 2026, GitHub will automatically use immutable subject claims for newly created, renamed, or transferred repositories. Existing repositories will retain name-based claims unless opted in.

Network Content Filtering

Security

The documentation replaces the Source type condition with Session type, adds a known internet access limitations reference, and revises guidance for WebSocket filtering, API rate limiting, and Purview inspection failures.

Network Content Filtering

Security

The documentation now describes Basic content filtering for supported file and text types using Allow or Block without Purview. It adds a warning that blocking HTML or JSON can disrupt normal web and API traffic, and updates the stated coverage from HTTP/1.1 to HTTP/S.

Token Protection Deployment Guide - Windows

Security

The guide now states that users without a registered or enrolled device are prompted to register it, and documents a different message for users who have not installed the latest September 2026 Windows update.

Flexible federated identity credentials (preview)

Security

The guidance now covers applications and user-assigned managed identities, including Azure Resource Manager setup instructions and updated GitLab claim-matching requirements.

Set up a Flexible Federated identity credential (preview)

Security

The documentation now explains setup for applications and user-assigned managed identities, using Microsoft Graph for applications and Azure Resource Manager for managed identities. It also adds details about credential properties, including claimsMatchingExpression.

Connect Version History

Security

The version history entry now links readers to the latest available Microsoft Entra Connect Sync version.

Credential Management Api

Security

The Microsoft Entra External ID credential management API reference was deleted. It previously documented how applications let signed-in customers list, register, and delete passkeys.

Set up Microsoft Entra Verified ID

Security

The new article explains how to use Quick setup, register applications, create credentials, and issue and verify credentials in a Microsoft Entra External ID tenant. It documents prerequisites and limits, including custom-domain requirements, shared signing keys, two requests per second per tenant, and six-month credential validity.

Configure TLS inspection with a Microsoft-managed certificate

Security

The guide explains how to create a tenant-specific Microsoft-managed root CA, deploy its public certificate to client devices, and enable it for Microsoft Entra Internet Access TLS inspection. The capability is in preview, and the private key remains protected by Microsoft.

Configure TLS inspection with your own certificate

Security

The article now focuses on bringing your own certificate authority for TLS inspection, including CSR creation, PKI signing, and certificate upload. It also links to separate Microsoft-managed certificate guidance.

Microsoft Viva Engage: Microsoft Entra permissions required for community and membership administration

Message CenterMC1465773 on mc.merill.net ↗Major updatePlan for change
Security

Starting late September 2026, Microsoft Viva Engage will require Microsoft Entra permissions—Yammer Administrator role or Community Admin assignment—for community and membership management tasks previously allowed to Verified or Network Admins. Administrators should review and update role assignments accordingly.

Transport Layer Security

Security

The TLS inspection documentation now explains how to configure either a Microsoft-managed certificate or your own certificate authority.

SAM Account Name

Security

Enhanced synchronization can source sAMAccountName for hybrid users from onPremisesSamAccountName in Microsoft Entra ID. Existing domains retain current behavior until enabled; enabling updates existing hybrid users during synchronization, while cloud-only users without the source value continue using mailNickname-based generation.

Flexible federated identity credentials (preview)

Security

The documentation now states that GitHub flexible federated identity credentials must match `sub` and at least one immutable claim: `repository_id` or `repository_owner_id`. It also updates examples and operator support details.

Set up a Flexible Federated identity credential (preview)

Security

The guidance now requires GitHub flexible federated identity credentials to match `sub` plus `repository_id`, `repository_owner_id`, or both. Portal and Microsoft Graph examples include these claims and optional workflow matching.

Best Practices Agent Id

Security

The documentation now recommends creating agent identities from an agent identity blueprint instead of using standard app registrations or service principals. It also adds .NET usage guidance and lists required roles and permission.

Call Api Azure Services

Security

The documentation updates its C# examples, separating app-only, on-behalf-of-user, and user-identification scenarios. Samples now configure agent identity options and pass the credential to the Blob client correctly.

Integrate Aws Bedrock Agent

Security

The guide updates “Entra” to “Microsoft Entra” in the diagram alt text, setup heading, and TENANT_ID descriptions. No technical procedure or feature change is shown.

Connect Health Agent Install

Security

> If you have a highly locked-down and restricted environment, you need to add more URLs than the URLs the table lists for Internet Explorer enhanced security. Also add URLs that are listed in the table in the next section.

Id Protection Dashboard

Security

Microsoft Entra ID Protection provides unified risk signals that aggregate correlated risk signals from Microsoft Entra ID Protection, Microsoft Defender, and other Microsoft security products. Instead of evaluating alerts in isolation, this capability correlates identity-related signals across products and evaluates them together within the same time window to calculate a compounded user risk score.

Security Operations

Security

- [Microsoft Entra Security Operations Guide](https://aka.ms/AzureADSecOps)

Security operations for network access

Security

Security operations guide for Microsoft Entra Global Secure Access covering detection patterns and Sentinel analytics for Private Access, Internet Access, Remote Networks, and Microsoft Traffic.

Entra Offerings

Security

>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).

Licensing Identity Protection

Security

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).

Configure Domain Controllers

Security

- The Service Principal Names (SPNs) of the private apps you want to protect. You add these SPNs in the policy for Private Access Sensors that are installed on the DCs.

Licensing Identity Protection

Security

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).

What If Tool

Security

**Has filter** indicates whether the policy has app filters that use custom security attributes.

Ai Prompt Injection Protection

Security

Protect your enterprise generative AI apps from prompt injection attacks with Microsoft's AI Gateway prompt injection protection.

Configure risk-based step-up consent

Security

Learn how to disable and enable risk-based step-up consent to reduce user exposure to malicious apps that make illicit consent requests.

Microsoft Entra Agents

Security

Learn about Microsoft Entra agents, AI-powered automation tools that enhance identity and access management operations.

Network Content Filtering

Security

Discover how to configure network content filtering with Global Secure Access to enforce data protection policies and secure sensitive files in real time.

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