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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
  • Azure Active Directory (Azure AD)
  • Security
  • Features

April 2022

Apr 7

Update: Azure AD Graph retirement date

Update your apps to use Microsoft Graph.

  • Azure Active Directory (Azure AD)
  • Azure Active Directory for developers
  • Retirements
  • Security

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
  • Azure Active Directory (Azure AD)
  • Security
  • Services
  • 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.

  • Azure Active Directory (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

  • Azure Active Directory (Azure AD)
  • GitHub
  • Microsoft Ignite
  • Security
  • Features

August 2021

Aug 24

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

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.

  • Azure Active Directory (Azure AD)
  • Security
  • Management
Apr 9

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

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.

  • Azure Active Directory (Azure AD)
  • Retirements
  • Security
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.

  • Azure Active Directory (Azure AD)
  • Retirements
  • Security
  • Services

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.

  • Azure Active Directory (Azure AD)
  • Security
  • Services
  • 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.

  • Azure Active Directory (Azure AD)
  • Retirements
  • SDK and Tools
  • Security
  • Compliance
  • Operating System
  • Services

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.

  • Azure Active Directory (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

  • Azure Active Directory (Azure AD)
  • Retirements
  • Security
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)
  • Azure Active Directory (Azure AD)
  • Security
  • Features
Jun 30

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

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

  • Azure Active Directory B2C
  • Services

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
  • Azure Active Directory (Azure AD)
  • Security
  • Features

February 2020

Feb 27

We are retiring Azure AD Domain Services classic VNET support on March 1, 2023

Target retirement date: March 01, 2023

In 2017, Azure AD Domain Services became available to host in an Azure Resource Manager network. Since then, we have been able to build a more secure service using the Azure Resource Manager‘s modern capabilities.

  • Azure Active Directory Domain Services
  • Retirements
  • Security

December 2019

Dec 20

Azure Active Directory Domain Services meter name changes

The meter names of Azure Active Directory Domain Services directory objects will change between December 10, 2019, and February 1, 2020. The name changes will be in effect to accommodate upcoming enhancements. This won't impact existing service behavior, only the name you see on your bill.

  • Azure Active Directory Domain Services
  • Security
  • Services
Dec 4

Azure Active Directory B2C is deprecating login.microsoftonline.com

Target retirement date: December 04, 2020

On December 4th, 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

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