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Azure Active Directory Identity Blog

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Simple and secure customization with B2C user flows

Alex Simons (AZURE) on 11-24-2020 09:00 AM
Customize your identity experiences with new extensibility options for B2C sign-up an d sign-in, no in public preview.
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Customize and configure shared devices for Firstline Workers at scale

Alex Simons (AZURE) on 11-23-2020 09:00 AM
Provision shared devices with Intune, set device-based Conditional Access policies, and customize with Microsoft Managed...
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It's Time to Hang Up on Phone Transports for Authentication

Alex Weinert on 11-10-2020 09:00 AM
Learn why we think it's time to move away from the SMS and voice Multi-Factor Authentication mechanisms.
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Updates to managing user authentication methods

Alex Simons (AZURE) on 11-09-2020 09:00 AM
We've got some cool new features for managing users’ authentication methods for you!
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Advancing Password Spray Attack Detection

Alex Weinert on 10-26-2020 10:00 AM
In password spray attacks, bad actors try a few common passwords against many accounts from different organizations.
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Simplified Microsoft Account Security page is live!

Alex Weinert on 10-22-2020 09:30 AM
We're excited to announce a redesign of the Microsoft account security page which simplifies the security controls for y...
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Azure AD provisioning, now with attribute mapping, improved performance and more!

Alex Simons (AZURE) on 10-19-2020 01:03 PM
We’ve made several changes to identity provisioning in Azure AD over the past several months, based on your input and fe...
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Conditional Access APIs are generally available!

Alex Simons (AZURE) on 10-13-2020 09:00 AM
With the GA of the Conditional Access API, organizations will be able to manage Conditional Access Policies just like co...
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Continuous Access Evaluation in Azure AD is now in public preview!

Alex Simons (AZURE) on 10-09-2020 09:00 AM
Moving towards real time policy and security enforcement with continuous access evaluation.
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Solving real problems for real customers

Joy_Chik on 10-08-2020 01:30 PM
In honor of Grace Hopper Celebration (GHC) 20, we are spotlighting our very own, software industry veteran Sue Bohn.
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Conditional Access Office 365 Suite now in GA!

Alex Simons (AZURE) on 10-08-2020 09:00 AM
Today we're announcing GA of Conditional Access for the Office 365 Suite!
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Publisher verification and app consent policies are now generally available

Alex Simons (AZURE) on 10-07-2020 09:00 AM
Learn about additional steps we're taking to increase security and transparency in our app ecosystem.
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Top 7 Microsoft Identity partnership announcements at Ignite 2020

Sue Bohn on 09-24-2020 09:00 AM
Microsoft Identity partnerships complement Azure AD to help you sustain productivity, strengthen security, and reduce co...
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What's new in Azure Active Directory at Microsoft Ignite 2020

Alex Simons (AZURE) on 09-22-2020 08:15 AM
We're excited to be joining you virtually at Microsoft Ignite and sharing several exciting Azure AD announcements.
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Best practices to simplify governing employee access across your applications, groups and teams

AzureADTeam on 09-17-2020 01:00 PM
Azure AD entitlement management helps organizations manage their access lifecycle at scale by automating request workflo...
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Durham County enhances security across a hybrid environment with Azure AD and F5 BIG-IP APM

Sue Bohn on 09-09-2020 09:00 AM
Azure Active Directory works with F5 BIG-IP APM to create a more secure, remote sign in experience across cloud apps and...
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Securing a remote workforce with Zero Trust

Sue Bohn on 09-02-2020 09:00 AM
In a Zero Trust security model, identities and devices are verified before gaining accessing.
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Azure Active Directory External Identities goes premium with advanced security for B2C

Alex Simons (AZURE) on 09-01-2020 09:00 AM
Secure access for all users and protect consumer identities with Identity Protection across both Azure AD and Azure AD B...
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Assigning groups to Azure AD roles is now in public preview!

Alex Simons (AZURE) on 08-13-2020 01:00 PM
Azure AD now supports assigning groups to roles.
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New study by Forrester shows customers who deploy Azure AD can benefit from a 123% ROI.

AzureADTeam on 08-13-2020 11:00 AM
Results from a Forrester TEI study show benefits to customers who secure apps with Azure AD.
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Conditional Access policies now apply to all client applications by default

Alex Simons (AZURE) on 08-11-2020 09:00 AM
With the GA of the client apps condition in Conditional Access, new policies will better protect organizations by applyi...
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Automated user provisioning from SAP SuccessFactors is now GA

Alex Simons (AZURE) on 08-06-2020 09:00 AM
New enhancements to help manage and secure your SAP environments with Azure AD
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Microsoft Authenticator app lock now enabled by default

Alex Simons (AZURE) on 08-03-2020 11:00 AM
Microsoft Authenticator app lock now enabled by default
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End users can now report “This wasn’t me” for unusual sign-in activity

Alex Simons (AZURE) on 08-03-2020 09:00 AM
With “My Sign-Ins”, users can now report suspicious activity on their accounts.
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Azure AD Mailbag: Identity protection

Sue Bohn on 07-31-2020 12:00 PM
We're back with another mailbag to answer your questions regarding Azure AD Identity Protection.
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Azure AD Application Proxy now supports the Remote Desktop Services web client

Alex Simons (AZURE) on 07-29-2020 09:00 AM
Many of you are already using App Proxy for apps hosted on RDS and you can now enforce pre-authentication and Conditiona...
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Building better identity solutions with our partners at Microsoft Inspire

Sue Bohn on 07-21-2020 09:00 AM
Join us at Microsoft Inspire 2020 and learn about the ways you can, extend, connect, and grow your business with Azure A...
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Johnson Controls makes working from home easier and more secure with Azure AD and Zscaler ZPA

Sue Bohn on 07-13-2020 11:00 AM
With Zscaler, Johnson Controls employees can securely access on-premises apps without signing into a VPN.
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Enable user-friendly sign-in to Azure AD with email as an alternate login ID

Alex Simons (AZURE) on 07-13-2020 09:00 AM
Your journey to cloud authentication is now even easier.

Latest Comments

Rafał Fitt
in It's Time to Hang Up on Phone Transports for Authentication on 11-30-2020
@jerrydunn SMS can contain more information: last 4 digits of account number, the amount, etc, than just "approve" in any generic MFA app.please read:https://securitynews.sonicwall.com/xmlpost/malware-switches-users-bank-account-number-with-that-of-the-attacker-october-25-2013/https://www.cert.pl/en...
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Phil Lyle
in Microsoft Authenticator app lock now enabled by default on 11-27-2020
Every week or so I hear complaints about this feature, and how much better Duo is from an experience perspective. Nobody has yet to explain why such a feature is needed en mass. Was phone theft while you use the bathroom really that big of an issue? Especially with COVID.
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BrandonDBC
in Microsoft Authenticator app lock now enabled by default on 11-27-2020
@Nikonline Yes you can disable APP LOCK. Open Authenticator app, tap settings, locate app lock tap slider to disable you may be required to input device passcode to turnoff.
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Nikonline
in Microsoft Authenticator app lock now enabled by default on 11-27-2020
Hello, Is there a way to disable this feature as it's an adding an extra step before notification approval?
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Rafał Fitt
in It's Time to Hang Up on Phone Transports for Authentication on 11-26-2020
"to install an app for work on a personal device"Android has a Work Profile feature - separate secure sandbox for work-related apps, separate from private apps. It makes easier to get past some privacy problems.https://support.google.com/work/android/answer/6191949?hl=enIntune:https://docs.microsoft...
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