Conditional Access
WHfB and Platform SSO become standalone MFA factors in Entra ID
- Maxime Hiez
- Entra ID
- 30 Oct, 2026
Introduction Windows Hello for Business (WHfB) and Platform SSO on macOS already satisfy the MFA requirement at primary sign-in in Microsoft Entra ID, but a step-up prompt, an *
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Microsoft raises the conditional access policy limit
- Maxime Hiez
- Entra ID
- 21 May, 2026
Introduction Microsoft quietly raises the limit of conditional access policies per tenant, from 195 to 244. This limit applies to all policies, whether active, disabled, or in *report-onl
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External MFA is now available in Entra ID
- Maxime Hiez
- Entra ID
- 27 Mar, 2026
Introduction Microsoft has announced the General Availability of External MFA, in Microsoft Entra ID, formerly known as External Authentication Methods. This feature allows the use
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Extend Zero Trust to AI agent identities in Entra ID
- Maxime Hiez
- Entra ID
- 30 Jan, 2026
Introduction AI agents are becoming increasingly widespread in businesses (incident summaries, log analysis, flow execution, etc.), and it is crucial that their access is continuously evalu
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Entra Private Access for Domain Controllers
- Maxime Hiez
- Entra ID
- 22 Aug, 2025
Introduction Microsoft has announced the Public Preview of Microsoft Entra Private Access for Active Directory Domain Controllers, a major step forward in strengthening the security of
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Impact analysis of Entra ID conditional access policies
- Maxime Hiez
- Entra ID
- 17 Mar, 2025
Introduction Conditional access in Entra is a security policy that allows administrators to control access to applications and resources based on specific conditions. These conditions can i
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