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October 2023

Oct 23

Microsoft Security email update and Resources for Azure AD rename to Microsoft Entra ID

NOW AVAILABLE

Microsoft Entra ID is the new name for Azure Active Directory (Azure AD). The rename and new product icon are being rolled out across experiences from Microsoft. Most updates will be complete by mid-November of this year. Resources are also now available to support the renaming of your product experiences. Additionally, Identity emails will now be sent from Microsoft Security (MSSecurity-noreply@microsoft.com). The emails are currently coming from Microsoft Azure (azure-noreply@microsoft.com). You may need to update Outlook rules as a result.

  • Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD)
  • Security
  • Features
Oct 20

Changes to My Groups admin controls

IN DEVELOPMENT

Target retirement date: June 30, 2024

New settings will enable admins to restrict end users from viewing and editing security groups in My Groups. The existing settings that allow enabling or disabling of My Groups will be retired in June 2024.

  • Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD)
  • Security
  • Retirements

June 2022

Jun 30

General availability: Azure Active Directory authentication for Application Insights

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q2 2022

Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) authentication for Azure Monitor Application helps ensure that only authenticated telemetry is ingested in your Application Insights resources.

  • Azure Monitor
  • Application Insights
  • Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD)
  • Security
  • Features

April 2022

Apr 7

Update: Azure AD Graph retirement date

Update your apps to use Microsoft Graph.

  • Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD)
  • Azure Active Directory for developers
  • Security
  • Retirements

March 2022

Mar 30

General availability: Azure Data Explorer supports Conditional Access

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure Data Explorer launches support for Azure Active Directory Conditional Access.

  • Azure Data Explorer
  • Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD)
  • Services
  • Security
  • Features
Mar 17

General availability: Enablement of combined security information registration for Azure Active Directory

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q3 2022

Beginning 1 October 2022, combined registration for multifactor authentication and self-service password reset is rolling out to you.

  • Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD)
  • Security
  • Features

November 2021

Nov 2

Public preview: OpenID Connect integration between Azure AD and GitHub Actions

IN PREVIEW

Developers can secure their deployments to Azure through OpenID Connect integration between Azure AD and GitHub Actions

  • Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD)
  • GitHub
  • Security
  • Microsoft Ignite
  • Features

April 2021

Apr 14

Azure Automation support for System Assigned Managed Identities is now in public preview

IN PREVIEW

Use managed identities now to authenticate runbooks to any Azure service that supports Azure AD authentication.

  • Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD)
  • Security
  • Management

February 2021

Feb 24

Please upgrade your Azure AD Connect sync to a newer version by 29 February 2024

Target retirement date: February 29, 2024

We’re retiring older versions of Azure Active Directory Connect.

  • Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD)
  • Security
  • Retirements
Feb 19

Email one-time passcode authentication on by default starting October 2021

Target retirement date: October 31, 2021

Email one-time passcode will be on by default and redemption using unmanaged Azure Active Directory accounts will no longer be allowed starting October 31, 2021 and not March 31, 2021.

  • Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD)
  • Services
  • Security
  • Retirements

January 2021

Jan 26

99.99% uptime for Azure Active Directory Premium customers is coming April 1st, 2021

IN DEVELOPMENT

SLA for Azure AD is increasing the up-time commitment to 99.99% for Azure AD Premium customers to support the need for an Identity service with high resilience and low interruptions.

  • Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD)
  • Services
  • Security
  • Features

December 2020

Dec 11

Deprecation of webview sign-in support announcement from Google

Target retirement date: January 04, 2021

Google is deprecating webview support starting January 4, 2021.

  • Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD)
  • Services
  • Compliance
  • Security
  • Operating System
  • Retirements
  • SDK and Tools

September 2020

Sep 11

Azure Time Series Insights now supports AAD groups

NOW AVAILABLE

Target availability: Q3 2020

Azure Time Series Insights now supports Azure Active Directory groups through access policies.

  • Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD)
  • Azure Time Series Insights
  • Security
  • Features

July 2020

Jul 27

Azure Active Directory Registration Service is ending support for TLS 1.0 and 1.1

Azure Active Directory Registration Service: Ending support for TLS 1.0 and 1.1 and preparing for TLS 1.2 in US Gov and commercial clouds

  • Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD)
  • Security
  • Retirements
Jul 21

AKS-managed Azure Active Directory support is now generally available

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)-managed Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) support is now generally available.

  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD)
  • Security
  • Features

March 2020

Mar 4

Active Directory for authentication on SMB access to Azure File in preview

IN PREVIEW

Azure Files Active Directory (AD) Authentication is now in preview. Use it to mount your Azure Files using AD credentials with the exact same access control experience as on-premises.

  • Azure Files
  • Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD)
  • Security
  • Features

November 2019

Nov 18

Publish to Azure Active Directory protected endpoints from Azure Event Grid now in preview

IN PREVIEW

Azure Event Grid can now publish events to AAD protected endpoints

  • Event Grid
  • Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD)
  • Services
  • Security
  • Features

September 2019

Sep 30

Secure hybrid access to apps behind existing F5 infrastructure

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure AD and F5 Networks integration to secure legacy applications.

  • Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD)
  • Security
  • Features
Sep 26

Configure Azure AD as the trusted corporate identity provider in SAP Identity Authentication Service

NOW AVAILABLE

Connect enterprise identities between Microsoft services such as, Azure and Office 365 and the SAP Cloud Platform, so you can build unique cross-cloud experiences.

  • Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD)
  • Security
  • Features
Sep 12

Cloud backup and recovery for the Microsoft Authenticator app on Android

NOW AVAILABLE

Android users can now back up their account credentials to the cloud, and then easily and securely transfer them to a new device when needed.

  • Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD)
  • Security
  • Features

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