Joyful May!

Welcome to the May edition of our monthly newsletter, summarizing the latest news and developments in the exciting, ever-evolving world of Microsoft Entra.

What went into General Availability (GA) since April 2025?

• Use managed identities as federated credentials for Microsoft Entra applications – This feature eliminates the need to store and manage client secrets or certificates when using a Microsoft Entra application to access Microsoft Azure resources across tenants.

New in Public Preview

• Track and investigate identity activities with linkable identifiers in Microsoft Entra – Microsoft will standardize the linkable token identifiers and expose them in Microsoft Entra sign-in logs and in workload audit logs such as Exchange Online audit logs and Microsoft Graph activity logs. This helps security analysts and professionals track and investigate identity-related attacks.

• Conditional Access What If API – Use the What If tool with the Microsoft Graph API to evaluate programmatically the applicability of Conditional Access policies in your tenant on user and Service Principal sign-ins.

New guidance and information

• New guidance on how to protect against token theft and token replay:
  • Understanding tokens in Microsoft Entra ID
  • Protecting tokens in Microsoft Entra ID

Stay connected and informed

This blog post aims to keep you informed and engaged with the latest Microsoft Entra developments, helping you harness these new features and capabilities in your identity development journey.

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Stay tuned for more updates and developments in the world of Microsoft Entra!