Week of 3 August 2026

Public-cloud SMS/voice MFA retirement timeline is the week’s consequential Entra update

The week of 3 August 2026 was entirely composed of Microsoft Learn updates: four for Entra ID and one for Internet Access, with no new or removed entries and no Message Center notices. The material exception to routine reference edits is the explicit SMS/voice MFA retirement and behavior-change timeline. Provisioning guidance adds implementation detail for a preview-labeled workflow, while the Internet Access and licensing updates mainly expand configuration and reference documentation rather than establish new launches or general availability.

• SMS/voice MFA retirement schedule is now documentedEntra ID

  Updated Entra ID guidance says passkeys will be automatically enabled for users using SMS or voice on 1 September 2026. From 1 February 2027, tenants without a customer-managed telecom provider will no longer be able to use SMS or voice for MFA. The schedule applies to public cloud; Azure AD B2C and Entra External ID are excluded. This is the period’s explicit retirement and behavior-change guidance, not a general-availability announcement.

• Provisioning extensibility guidance adds Microsoft Graph implementation detailEntra ID — Provisioning

  The Extend Application Attributes article now explains how to create custom task extensions and extensibility workflows through Microsoft Graph, including required permissions and sample requests and responses. The workflow example is labeled Preview, so the update should not be read as a GA announcement. Where applicable, administrators can use Graph Explorer and the documented permissions to configure the objects, link an extension to a workflow, and target an attribute. A related Customize Application Attributes

• Internet Access guidance describes a broader traffic-policy modelInternet Access

  The revised Internet Access profile article describes forwarding through the Global Secure Access client and remote networks, six policies rather than three, Microsoft Traffic Bypass, Custom Acquire, and Agentic Acquire. Custom Bypass instructions now include destination types, ports, and protocols. The supplied evidence shows expanded configuration guidance, but does not establish a new launch, retirement, or availability change.

• Licensing service and plan identifier reference is refreshedEntra ID — Licensing

  The Entra ID licensing reference is updated as of 3 August 2026, links to license management in the Azure portal, adds Agent 365, and revises service and plan identifier entries. Administrators using licensing APIs, PowerShell, or CSV data should compare their mappings with the updated table. This is a reference update, not evidence of a licensing behavior or availability change.

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