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General availability: Microsoft Authenticator
Microsoft Authenticator is the mobile application that will replace Azure Authenticator, the Microsoft account app, and all other Microsoft-published enterprise and consumer authenticator apps for Android, iOS, and Windows.
Azure App Service Authentication and Azure AD domain hints
When you're creating web, mobile, API, or Function apps for use by members of your organization, it’s often the case that you’re using Azure Active Directory and you want to remove the option to sign in with non-organizational credentials.
Public preview: New version of Azure Active Directory PowerShell cmdlets
A preview of the new version of Azure Active Directory PowerShell cmdlets provides more functionality in several areas, most notably for Modern Authentication and Multi-Factor Authentication.
June 2016
Generally available: Windows 10 Enterprise State Roaming via Azure Active Directory Premium
Enterprise State Roaming in Windows 10 allows the use of work or school identities to synchronize user settings and modern app data by using the Azure cloud for storage.
May 2016
Public preview: Windows 10 Enterprise State Roaming preview via Azure Active Directory Premium is now available in Asia
Enterprise State Roaming preview for Windows 10 via Azure Active Directory Premium is now available in the East and Southeast Asia Azure regions.
March 2016
Public preview: Azure Active Directory Identity Protection
Azure Active Directory Identity Protection provides a consolidated view of suspicious sign-in activities and potential vulnerabilities to help protect your business.
January 2016
General availability: Azure Role-Based Access Control with custom roles
Azure Role-Based Access Control allows you to grant users only the rights they need to perform their jobs by using built-in or custom roles.
November 2015
General availability: Role-Based Access Control
Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) provides fine-grained access management for Azure resources, enabling you to grant users only the rights they need to perform their jobs.
October 2015
Azure Active Directory Application Proxy enhancements
Azure AD Application Proxy provides remote access and single sign-on (SSO) for many types of on-premises web applications.
Public preview: Azure Active Directory Domain Services
Azure Active Directory Domain Services provides scalable, high-performance, managed domain services.
General availability: Azure Rights Management document tracking
Document tracking in Azure RMS enables document owners to track activities on the sensitive files they share with others.
September 2015
Public preview: Microsoft Azure Active Directory B2B collaboration
Azure Active Directory B2B collaboration helps improve security while simplifying the management of partner access to resources, including SaaS apps such as Office 365, Salesforce, many Azure services, and other mobile, cloud, and on-premises claims-aware applications.
Public preview: Azure Active Directory B2C
Azure Active Directory B2C is an enterprise-grade, multi-tenant, cloud service that helps you stay connected with your consumers.
June 2015
General availability: Azure Active Directory Connect Health
Azure AD Connect Health helps you monitor and gain insight into your on-premises identity infrastructure.
General availability: Azure Active Directory Connect
Azure Active Directory Connect, the tool to connect Active Directory and Azure Active Directory in a few clicks, is now generally available.
May 2015
General availablity: Cloud App Discovery
Cloud App Discovery, a module of Azure Active Directory Premium is now generally available and accessible via the Microsoft Azure portal. It can provide your IT department with visibility into all your organization’s business and consumer cloud apps.
March 2015
Integrate Active Directory with App Service Web Apps
Azure Websites Authentication / Authorization allows you to quickly restrict access to your websites running on Azure Websites by leveraging Azure Active Directory.
January 2015
Public Preview: Azure Active Directory Connect Health
Azure AD Connect Health helps you monitor your on-premises identity infrastructure.
Public Preview: Multifactor authentication per application
Conditional access policies can be created with Azure Active Directory Premium to enforce multifactor authentication for users and groups trying to access specific applications.
December 2014
Public preview: administrative units
Administration delegation in Azure Active Directory through administrative units is available in public preview.
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