Microsoft’s Passkey Push: What Entra ID Admins Need to Know
Microsoft has told Entra ID administrators to prepare for the retirement of Microsoft-provided SMS and voice authentication and to migrate users to passkeys before the change takes effect on February 1, 2027. The reminder, posted as Message Center notice MC1528000 on October 27, reinforces earlier guidance and covers Worldwide and Government Community Cloud tenants. Administrators are being encouraged not to wait until the retirement reaches their tenant before preparing affected…