Entra 🆔 News #97 → This week in Microsoft Entra
Learn about GA of Apple Identity Provider in Entra External ID and new capabilities available to determine the approval requirements for an access package.
👋 Hi, Merill and Joshua here with this week’s roundup of the latest news on Microsoft Entra from around the globe 🌍.
Unfortunately, it’s been a very sad week at Microsoft, learning that many Microsoft folks, including colleagues in the Microsoft Identity product group, were impacted by the recent round of layoffs. Thanks to everyone who replied and reached out to my post on LinkedIn.
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On the Entra Chat podcast front, we caught up with Microsoft Product Manager, Jordan Gross, for a deep dive into Entra Kerberos and also took a look at a neat BYOD feature 👉 Windows MAM for Edge.
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🏆 General Availability
Now Generally Available: Apple identity provider support for Microsoft Entra External ID • Bora Ozbayburtlu
🔥 Public Preview
Externally determine the approval requirements for an access package using custom extensions • Microsoft Learn
📖 Read
How the Microsoft Secure Future Initiative brings Zero Trust to life • Mike Adams
Considerations for Remote Desktop Connections in a phishing-resistant passwordless authentication deployment in Microsoft Entra ID • Microsoft Learn
📺 Watch
Secure private application access with PIM and Microsoft Entra Private Access • Mohammad Zmaili
Protect access to applications with Microsoft Entra external ID • Chad Hasbrook, Yoel Horvitz
Automating Lifecycle Management with Lifecycle Workflows and Security Copilot in Entra • Microsoft Security Community
From the community…
🚀 Most popular posts from last week
🥇Taming Guest User Chaos in Entra ID • Sandra Saluti
🥈Register Yubikeys on behalf of your users with YubiEnroll • Jan Bakker
🥉The state of the (Passkey) union, May 2025 • Per-Torben Sørensen
☀️ Learn
👮♂️ ID Governance
How to manage admin accounts with Entra ID Governance – Part 2 • Pim Jacobs
Eligible PIM Enabled Group Membership via Access Packages • Daniel Bradley
Demystifying Assignment Strategies with “PIM for Groups” • Klaus Bierschenk
Lifecycle Workflows and Custom Extensions - step-by-step-guide • Klaus Bierschenk
🔑 Authentication
How to get started with FIDO2 • Per-Torben Sørensen
Creating a Custom Connector to authenticate against Entra ID authenticated Azure Function • Rakhesh Sasidharan
Azure Functions improved authentication experience • Rakhesh Sasidharan
Disabling the KMSI prompt when signing in to Entra ID • Rory Braybrook
🤖 DevOps & PowerShell
Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK V2.28 Attempts to Restore Stability • Tony Redmond
Assigning Roles for Azure Enterprise Apps using Bicep • Daniel Scott-Raynsford
Using AzureDefaultCredential with Semantic Kernel in Python • Daniel Scott-Raynsford
🚦 Conditional Access
Tired of Proxy Problems? Meet Edge for Business Protection • Dustin Gullett
Assume Breach: Securing MFA Registration in Entra ID • Matej Klemenčič
2025 – Automating updated Named Locations – like a boss! • Kim André Vaksdal
📈 Reporting and Insights
🥷 Security
App Passwords in Microsoft Entra ID: A Hidden MFA Bypass Risk ! • Patrick Binder
⚒️ Toolkit
M365AdminAccessReviewer - Shows which M365 Objects have Privileged Access and what type (i.e. PIM, Direct, Currently Elevated) • Erica Zelic
toolbox/SharePoint Online · WolfeByte - A PowerShell script that simplifies managing SharePoint Online permissions using Microsoft Graph API's Selected Scopes model • Benjamin Wolfe
Entra ID – Managed Identity Permissions Manager – Performance Stats and Community Insights • Michael Morten Sonne
📺 Watch
MFA Hacking & How to Defend Against it • Andy Malone
What’s New In Entra ID (June 25) • Andy Malone
Should I trust external MFA or not In Microsoft Entra ID? • Cybersecurity World
Why Microsoft EntraID CloudSync BEATS ConnectSync in 2025? • Dean Cefola
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