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Microsoft Entra AD object enforcement

29 October 2026Doc update+2 / −2 lines

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The title no longer includes “(Preview),” and the publication date changed from August 11, 2026, to October 29, 2026.

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title: Microsoft Entra AD object enforcement ~~(Preview)~~ description: Configure the AD enforcement preview so that synced Active Directory objects can only be modified by the Microsoft Entra Cloud Sync provisioning service. author: dhanyahk ms.author: dhanyahk ms.subservice: hybrid-cloud-sync ms.topic: how-to ms.custom: msecd-doc-authoring-1023 ms.date: ~~08/11/~~10/29/2026 ai-usage: ai-assisted

#customer intent: As a hybrid identity administrator, I want to restrict modifications of provisioned Active Directory users and groups to the Microsoft Entra Cloud Sync provisioning service so that on-premises changes can't bypass Microsoft Entra governance.

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ ----title: Microsoft Entra AD object enforcement (Preview)+title: Microsoft Entra AD object enforcement description: Configure the AD enforcement preview so that synced Active Directory objects can only be modified by the Microsoft Entra Cloud Sync provisioning service. author: dhanyahk ms.author: dhanyahk@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ ms.service: entra-id ms.subservice: hybrid-cloud-sync ms.topic: how-to ms.custom: msecd-doc-authoring-1023-ms.date: 08/11/2026+ms.date: 10/29/2026 ai-usage: ai-assisted  #customer intent: As a hybrid identity administrator, I want to restrict modifications of provisioned Active Directory users and groups to the Microsoft Entra Cloud Sync provisioning service so that on-premises changes can't bypass Microsoft Entra governance.