Entra.News #29: This week in Microsoft Entra

Learn about using FIDO2 keys with AVD, tips for securing your Microsoft Entra tenant and more!

👋 Hi, Merill here with this week’s round up of the latest news on Microsoft Entra from around the globe 🌍.

Enjoy!

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⚡️ Microsoft

🏆 Generally Available

• Generally available: FHIR service integration with Azure Active Directory B2C

📖 Read

• Understanding the essentials of identity and access management (IAM) • Adam Matthews

• How Datawiza uses Microsoft Entra ID to help universities simplify access • Rocky Gunderson

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From the community…

💬 Erica Zelic shares some excellent tips to secure your Microsoft Entra tenant over on Twitter / X (alt link on Thread Reader)

☀️ Read

• 3 Ways to Change Microsoft 365 Organization Name • Prajwal Desai

🌐 Global Secure Access (SSE)

• How to configure Entra Private Access to avoid VPN clients • Silvio Di Benedetto

• Entra - Internet Access for Windows (A first look) • Chris Hudson

🔑 Authentication

• Microsoft updates: Entra ID FIDO2 security key support and Azure Virtual Desktop passwordless sign-in • Erik Parkkonen

• Update Corporate Branding for Entra ID Sign-in Screen • Tony Redmond

👥 Group Management

• Enable Microsoft 365 Group Expiration • NT Weekly

• Identifying Public vs. Private Microsoft 365 Groups • Shaun H.

🤖 Automation & DevOps

• Azure DevOps Service Connection Configuration Guide • Jeff Brown

• Connecting Azure to Azure DevOps with Federated Credentials and Service Connections • John Kilmister

• Use PowerShell to Report App Permissions • Tony Redmond

• Improve Microsoft Graph PowerShell Performance with Batching • Daniel Bradley

🚦 Conditional Access

• Block Countries Using Conditional Access • NT Weekly

• Force Entra ID Users to Authenticate Every 7 Days • NT Weekly

🖥️ Devices

• Understanding Primary Refresh Tokens in Microsoft Entra ID • Lukas Beran

• Reporting on BitLocker recovery keys and associated devices - Blog • Vasil Michev

💠 External ID

• Stop Microsoft 365 Users from adding Guests • NT Weekly

• Comparing a user in Azure AD B2C and Entra External ID for Customers (CIAM) • Rory Braybrook

• Creating a federation between Azure AD B2C and Entra External ID (CIAM) • Rory Braybrook

• Another look at account linking in Azure AD B2C • Rory Braybrook

🧰 Workload ID

• Info about user assigned managed identities and federated credentials • Joosua Santasalo

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📆 Upcoming Events

Registration Required

• ID Governance: Supporting JMLs in UK Government and Civil Service | Webinar • 6 Feb • Matt Fernandes, Christopher Howett, Cameron Bell

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⚒️ Toolkit

• EasyPIM • Loïc Michel

• Detecting AiTM attacks in Azure • Niels Hofmans

• Major update(v 1.2) for the Microsoft Extractor Suite • Invictus

• Conditional Access PowerToys • Hugo Batista

• The MSGraphBatchRequest PowerShell module • Christian Ritter

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🎙️ Podcasts

• Azure Updates • Tobias Zimmergren, Jussi Roine

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📺 Watch

• Entra ID NEW Guest & External Access Features YOU Need to Know! (29 min) • Andy Malone MVP

• Microsoft Entra Report Suspicious Activity (18 min) • TechTalkDudes

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👨🏽‍💻 Merill’s corner

🚨 Microsoft 365 tip of the day 🔥 → Did you know that you can enable P2 features for all your guests (up to 50K monthly active users) by purchasing just one P2 license if you switch to the MAU model?

What does this give you?
✅ Conditional Access (for guests)
✅ Basic Access Reviews (for guests)
✅ My Access portal (for guests)
✅ PIM for Groups (for guests)
✅ PIM CA Controls (for guests)
✅ CA Terms of use
✅ and heaps more...

Learn more about the MAU model pricing
➡️ Azure Active Directory External Identities pricing

Learn more about P2 features at
➡️ Microsoft Entra ID Governance licensing fundamentals
➡️ Microsoft Entra Plans & Pricing

Learn more about switching to the MAU licensing here
➡️ Billing model for Microsoft Entra External ID

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