Azure updates

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
Security
Compliance
Services
Operating System
SDK and Tools
Retirements

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 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
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)
Azure Active Directory
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
Azure Active Directory
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
Azure Active Directory
Security
Services
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.

Azure Active Directory
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.

Azure Active Directory
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.

Azure Active Directory
Security
Features

August 2019

Aug 15

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.

Azure Active Directory
Security
Features

Aug 15

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.

Azure Active Directory
Security
Features

Aug 14

Azure AD Application Proxy integration with the Power BI Mobile application

NOW AVAILABLE

Use Azure AD Application Proxy to access reports in the Power BI Report Server hosted on-premises from the Power BI mobile application

Azure Active Directory
Security
Features

Aug 8

Custom roles for app registration management

IN PREVIEW

Gain fine-grained control over what access your admins have for managing app registrations.

Azure Active Directory
Security
Features

July 2019

Jul 23

Azure AD Application Proxy support for single sign-on to SAML-based applications.

NOW AVAILABLE

Connect custom or popular SAML-based on-premises line of business apps to Azure AD for single sign-on.

Azure Active Directory
Security
Features

Jul 11

Authentication method usage and insight reporting in Azure AD

IN PREVIEW

Understand the adoption of self-service password reset (SSPR) and Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) in your organization with this Azure AD dashboard.