Entra ID Passkeys in 2026: What Changed and Why to Move Now
Synced passkeys are GA, passkey profiles are live, and passkeys become Entra ID's default sign-in on 1 September 2026. What changed and how to move.
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Microsoft Is Retiring SMS and Voice MFA: Your Entra ID Migration Plan
Microsoft-provided SMS and voice MFA retires 1 February 2027. Here is the Entra ID timeline, the September 1 passkey opt-out, and a safe migration plan.
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Entra ID Privileged Identity Management: Rolling Out Just-in-Time Admin Access
Entra privileged identity management setup done right: configure JIT admin access, approval workflows, and alerts to eliminate standing privileges.
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Entra ID Workload Identity Federation: Eliminating Secrets in CI/CD Pipelines
Entra ID workload identity federation replaces CI/CD client secrets with short-lived OIDC tokens. Full setup for GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps.
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Conditional Access Gap Analysis: Finding and Fixing Coverage Holes with What-If
Conditional access gap analysis: use Microsoft's What-If tool and PowerShell to find unprotected users, apps, and sign-in paths before attackers do.
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Microsoft Entra Connect 2.6.79.0: Apply the Security Fixes Now — Plus FIDO2 Sign-In for the Wizard
Entra Connect 2.6.79.0 shipped security fixes but was recalled — install 2.6.84.0 instead. Same security fixes, plus a FIDO2 wizard sign-in preview.
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Tenant Carve-Out vs. Consolidation: When to Move a Business Unit OUT Instead of Merging Everything In
Divesting a business unit from Microsoft 365? What the native carve-out tooling covers in 2026, what never moves, and how to run the TSA window.
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Microsoft Entra Tenant Security Hardening: The 2026 Checklist
Baseline scopes enforcement, auto-enabled passkey profiles, and the 1 September passkey default — a verified Entra ID hardening checklist for 2026.
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Azure AD Conditional Access Policies: Complete Setup Guide (2026) + Maester Testing
Build a production-safe Azure AD conditional access setup: break-glass accounts, MFA baseline policies, report-only rollout, and Maester test coverage.
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