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Azure AD conditional access custom controls are in public preview
Azure Active Directory conditional access now has the ability to add custom controls.
MFA Server in portal.azure.com is now available
MFA Server can be managed in Azure Active Directory via the Azure portal.
Azure AD terms-of-use now available
Azure AD Terms of use provides a simple method that organizations can use to present information to end users.
Azure AD conditional access What If tool is now available
The Azure AD conditional access What if tool allows you to understand the impact of your conditional access policies on your environment.
Azure AD access reviews is now available
Azure AD access reviews helps you ensure that employees and partners have the right access to the right resources by giving you the visibility and control over access.
Risky IP for Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) extranet lockout protection is in public preview
Azure Active Directory Connect Health will notify admins iof there are potential IP attacks thro.ugh Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS).
Azure AD Privileged Identity Management approval workflows is now available
This feature allows organizations to require approval within Azure AD Privileged Identity Management for any directory role or Global Administrator role requests, and also define the users who can approve or deny these access requests.
Microsoft Identity Manager Hybrid Reporting is now available
Hybrid audit reporting helps IT professionals address common identity management reporting challenges.
Azure AD conditional access support for limited access with Microsoft Cloud App Security is now available
Azure AD conditional access is now able to provide you with in-session controls to enable limited access within SaaS apps.
In Development: Build an ASP.NET Application with MSAL
Developers can quickly add sign in to an ASP.NET application using the Microsoft Authenticaiton Library
Microsoft Authentication Library for .NET is in development
.NET developers can use MSAL.NET to securely sign-in and authenticate any Microsoft identity (Azure AD and Microsoft Accounts) and call Microsoft Graph or other APIs.
In Development: Build Single Page Application with MSAL.js
Developers can quickly add sign in to a single page JavaScript application using the Microsoft Authentication Library
Microsoft Authentication Library for Javascript is in development
Developers bulding a Single Page Javascript App can use MSAL.js to securely sign-in and authenticate any Microsoft identity (Azure AD and Microsoft Accounts) and call Microsoft Graph or other APIs.
July 2018
Public Preview: Combined Password Reset & MFA Registration
Users can register security info for multi-factor authentication (MFA) and password reset in a single converged experience.
March 2018
Azure AD automatic user provisioning for Zscaler apps is in public preview
Automated, policy-based provisioning and deprovisioning of Azure AD user accounts for Zscaler’s single sign-on (SSO) apps for identity lifecycle automation.
April 2017
Azure Active Directory Administrative Units
Administrative Units in Azure AD will enable large enterprises to sub-divide their directory and delegate administrative permissions across their complex organizations.
Azure Active Directory HR applications integration
Customers will soon be able to use Azure Active Directory’s (Azure AD) cloud-based service to orchestrate user provisioning from Workday to on-premises Active Directory, Azure AD, and more.
Azure Active Directory (AD) pass-through authentication
Pass-through authentication provided by Azure Active Directory will enable users to login to cloud resources by validating their password against their on-premises local Active Directory.
PingAccess for Azure Active Directory
Ping Identity and Microsoft announce the general availability (GA) of PingAccess for Azure Active Directory (AD) Application Proxy, extending secure remote access to more on-premises applications.
July 2016
General availability: Azure Active Directory conditional access
You can use Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) conditional access policies to apply access rules to any Azure AD–connected application.
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