Microsoft shifts Entra ID towards passkey-first authentication
Microsoft is preparing a major change to enterprise identity security, making passkeys the default authentication experience in Entra ID from September 1, 2026, before ending its own SMS and voice authentication delivery services on February 1, 2027. The shift will affect organisations whose employees still rely on text messages or telephone calls for multifactor authentication. As Microsoft’s rollout reaches individual organisations, users enabled for SMS or voice [...] The article Microsoft shifts Entra ID towards passkey-first authentication appeared first on Arabian Post .
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