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January 2024

22 Jan

Generally available: FHIR service integration with Azure Active Directory B2C

Now you can use the FHIR service in Azure Health Data Services with Azure Active Directory B2C (Azure AD B2C). This capability gives healthcare organizations a secure and convenient way to grant access the FHIR service in Azure Health Data Services without creating or comingling user accounts in their organization’s Microsoft Entra ID tenant.

  • Azure Health Data Services
  • Services

August 2022

17 Aug

Generally available: Azure API Management support for MSAL in developer portal

NOW AVAILABLE

Enable a secure OAuth 2.0 authorization code flow when using Azure Active Directory or Azure Active Directory B2C identity providers.

  • API Management
  • Features

August 2021

24 Aug

Azure AD B2C redirect URL login.microsoftonline.com will be retired on 31 August 2022

Update apps using Azure AD B2C to new redirect b2clogin.com.

  • Azure Active Directory B2C
  • Features

April 2021

9 Apr

Azure Active Directory B2C in Australia is available in public preview

IN PREVIEW

Provide a customized digital experience to all your customer and consumers with Azure Active Directory B2C now in public preview in Australia.

  • Azure Active Directory B2C
  • Services

July 2020

30 Jun

Azure Active Directory B2C meter IDs will change on 1 August 2020

From 1 August 2020, the meter IDs will change for Azure Active Directory B2C monthly active users.

  • Azure Active Directory B2C
  • Services

February 2020

11 Feb

Move from App Center Auth and Data Preview services to alternative Azure services before 3 May 2020

Target retirement date: May 04, 2020

The long-term path is for developers to use the native Azure services as a backend for mobile apps, namely: Azure Active Directory B2C, Azure Cosmos DB and Azure Notification Hubs.

  • App Centre
  • Retirements

January 2020

14 Jan

Azure Active Directory B2C – Send customised emails using a custom policy

IN PREVIEW

Target availability: Q1 2020

Use your own third-party email provider to send customised verification emails during sign up or password reset.

  • Features

December 2019

4 Dec

Azure Active Directory B2C is deprecating login.microsoftonline.com

Target retirement date: December 04, 2020

On 4 December 2020, the login.microsoftonline.com endpoint will be deprecated for accessing B2C tenants. Existing tenants will need to move onto B2Clogin.com before that date, and all functionality will remain the same on the B2Clogin.com endpoint.

  • Azure Active Directory B2C
  • Retirements

November 2019

7 Nov

Azure Active Directory B2C now supports monthly active users billing

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) B2C now supports billing based on the count of unique users with authentication activity within a calendar month, known as monthly active users (MAU) billing.

  • Features

August 2019

15 Aug

Custom OpenID Connect identity providers for user flows in Azure AD B2C

NOW AVAILABLE

Use any OpenID Connect (OIDC) identity provider in the built-in user flows in Azure AD B2C.

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

Pass through an identity provider’s access token in Azure AD B2C

NOW AVAILABLE

Applications can now get the identity provider’s access token passed through as part of the Azure AD B2C token.

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

May 2019

6 May

Azure AD admin roles for B2C are in public preview

IN PREVIEW

Target availability: Q2 2019

Announcing the public preview of new B2C Azure AD administrator roles for B2C tenants.

  • Azure Active Directory B2C
  • Management
6 May

Azure Active Directory B2C in China

IN PREVIEW

We’re bringing all the capabilities of global Azure Active Directory B2C service to China, with added benefits.

  • Azure Active Directory B2C
  • Regions & Datacenters

April 2019

3 Apr

Support for new redirect of URLs of Azure AD B2C is in development

IN DEVELOPMENT

Recently, Azure AD B2C has introduced a new URL, b2clogin.com and plans to retire the previously used one at a future time.

  • API Management
  • Features
2 Apr

Reduced pricing for Azure AD B2C

NOW AVAILABLE

The Azure AD B2C service will no longer charge for “Stored Users” from 1 April 2019, to lower the cost of managing consumer identities.

  • Azure Active Directory B2C
  • Pricing & Offerings
2 Apr

The identity experience framework orchestration platform of Microsoft Azure Active Directory B2C (Azure AD B2C) is now available

NOW AVAILABLE

Craft custom policies and user flows for identity (for example sign-in, sign-up, profile edit, password reset) in consumer and e-commerce applications with the identity experience framework orchestration platform of Microsoft Azure Active Directory B2C (Azure AD B2C)

  • Azure Active Directory B2C
  • Services
  • Features

December 2018

7 Dec

Public preview: JavaScript and page contracts in Azure Active Directory B2C policies

IN PREVIEW

Define page contracts for your content definitions and enable JavaScript for your custom policies, now in public preview for Azure Active Directory B2C.

  • Azure Active Directory B2C
  • Features

February 2018

8 Feb

Azure Active Directory B2C – new features available

IN PREVIEW

To help you improve the sign-in user experience and security for your users, we’re announcing new features in preview and general availability.

  • Features

July 2017

20 Jul

Azure Active Directory B2C UI change

We've made updates to the navigation page of Azure Active Directory B2C to make the service more accessible. Further updates in the coming months will provide a better user experience.

  • Azure Active Directory B2C
  • Services
  • Compliance

June 2017

8 Jun

Public preview: Azure Active Directory B2C supports 36 languages

IN PREVIEW

Azure Active Directory B2C can now be localized to 36 languages.

  • Azure Active Directory B2C
  • Services
  • Features

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