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Cloud Native Identity with Azure Files: Entra-only Secure Access for the Modern Enterprise

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Nov 18, 2025

As organizations accelerate their cloud-first journeys, the ability to deliver secure, seamless identity and access management for storage in the cloud is now a game-changer. We are excited to announ...

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elbcloud_casi

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Nov 20, 2025

Hi everyone, this is amazing news. Any info on support for macOS? Thanks.

Priyanka-Gangal
Microsoft
Nov 20, 2025
MacOS support for cloud only identities is on our roadmap after the GA of this Windows feature. However, MacOS support with Entra Kerberos for hybrid identities is currently in private preview with public preview planned in a couple months. If you are interested in the preview for hybrid identities please complete: https://forms.office.com/r/YGFVDnQ72C.

Once complete, you can reach out to mailto:grace.kim@microsoft.com and myself: mailto:priyanka.gangal@microsoft.com