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260 changes were tracked across 6 Microsoft Entra products. The leading updates include Configure Microsoft Entra for increased security (Preview); Security Administrator; Security Administrator.

260 updates

General

163

Partner Tier2 Support

Updated

This is a [privileged role](../privileged-roles-permissions.md). Do not use. This role has been deprecated and will be removed from Microsoft Entra ID in the future. This role is intended for use by a small number of Microsoft resale partners, and is not intended for general use.

Partner Tier1 Support

Updated

This is a [privileged role](../privileged-roles-permissions.md). Do not use. This role has been deprecated and will be removed from Microsoft Entra ID in the future. This role is intended for use by a small number of Microsoft resale partners, and is not intended for general use.

Permissions Reference

Updated

This article lists the Microsoft Entra built-in roles you can assign to allow management of Microsoft Entra resources. For information about how to assign roles, see [Assign Microsoft Entra roles](manage-roles-portal.md). If you are looking for roles to manage Azure resources, see [Azure built-in roles](/azure/role-based-access-control/built-in-roles).

Dynamics 365 Administrator

New

Assign the Dynamics 365 Administrator role to users who need to manage all aspects of Dynamics 365 services, including configuration, user management, and support tickets.

User Administrator

Updated

This is a [privileged role](../privileged-roles-permissions.md). Assign the User Administrator role to users who need to do the following:

Cloud Device Administrator

Updated

This is a [privileged role](../privileged-roles-permissions.md). Users in this role can enable, disable, and delete devices in Microsoft Entra ID and read Windows 10 BitLocker keys (if present) in the Azure portal. The role does not grant permissions to manage any other properties on the device.

Privileged Role Administrator

Updated

This is a [privileged role](../privileged-roles-permissions.md). Users with this role can manage role assignments in Microsoft Entra ID, as well as within Microsoft Entra Privileged Identity Management. They can create and manage groups that can be assigned to Microsoft Entra roles. In addition, this role allows management of all aspects of Privileged Identity Management and administrative units.

Ai Administrator

Updated

A Microsoft Entra documentation page was updated: Ai Administrator.

Directory Readers

Updated

A Microsoft Entra documentation page was updated: Directory Readers.

Edge Administrator

Updated

A Microsoft Entra documentation page was updated: Edge Administrator.

Guest Inviter

Updated

A Microsoft Entra documentation page was updated: Guest Inviter.

Insights Analyst

Updated

A Microsoft Entra documentation page was updated: Insights Analyst.

Knowledge Manager

Updated

A Microsoft Entra documentation page was updated: Knowledge Manager.

Printer Technician

Updated

A Microsoft Entra documentation page was updated: Printer Technician.

Search Editor

Updated

A Microsoft Entra documentation page was updated: Search Editor.

Teams Administrator

Updated

A Microsoft Entra documentation page was updated: Teams Administrator.

Teams Reader

Updated

A Microsoft Entra documentation page was updated: Teams Reader.

Tenant Creator

Updated

A Microsoft Entra documentation page was updated: Tenant Creator.

Authentication

19

category: Credential management

Updated

Microsoft Entra seamless single sign-on (Seamless SSO) is a legacy authentication feature designed to provide passwordless access for domain-joined devices that are not hybrid Microsoft Entra ID joined. Seamless SSO relies on Kerberos authentication and is primarily beneficial for older operating systems like Windows 7 and Windows 8.1, which do not support Primary Refresh Tokens (PRT). If these legacy systems are no longer present in the environment, continuing to use Seamless SSO introduces unnecessary complexity and potential security exposure. Threat actors could exploit misconfigured or stale Kerberos tickets, or compromise the `AZUREADSSOACC` computer account in Active Directory, which holds the Kerberos decryption key used by Microsoft Entra ID. Once compromised, attackers could impersonate users, bypass modern authentication controls, and gain unauthorized access to cloud resources. Disabling Seamless SSO in environments where it is no longer needed reduces the attack surface and enforces the use of modern, token-based authentication mechanisms that offer stronger protections.

Android Qr Code Pin Authentication

Updated

The `getPreferredAuthConfiguration` method requires the Microsoft Authenticator app to be installed on the device. If the Microsoft Authenticator app isn't installed, the method returns `None`.

Privileged Authentication Administrator

Updated

This is a [privileged role](../privileged-roles-permissions.md). Assign the Privileged Authentication Administrator role to users who need to do the following:

Authentication Administrator

Updated

This is a [privileged role](../privileged-roles-permissions.md). Assign the Authentication Administrator role to users who need to do the following:

Authentication Extensibility Administrator

Updated

This is a [privileged role](../privileged-roles-permissions.md). Assign the Authentication Extensibility Administrator role to users who need to do the following tasks:

Global Administrator

Updated

This is a [privileged role](../privileged-roles-permissions.md). Users with this role have access to all administrative features in Microsoft Entra ID, as well as services that use Microsoft Entra identities like the Microsoft 365 Defender portal, the Microsoft Purview compliance portal, Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, and Skype for Business Online. Global Administrators can view Directory Activity logs. Furthermore, Global Administrators can [elevate their access](/azure/role-based-access-control/elevate-access-global-admin) to manage all Azure subscriptions and management groups. This allows Global Administrators to get full access to all Azure resources using the respective Microsoft Entra tenant. The person who signs up for the Microsoft Entra organization becomes a Global Administrator. There can be more than one Global Administrator at your company. Global Administrators can reset the password for any user and all other administrators. A Global Administrator cannot remove their own Global Administrator assignment. This is to prevent a situation where an organization has zero Global Administrators.

Import and export Microsoft Entra Connect configuration settings

Updated

Microsoft Entra Connect deployments vary from a single forest Express mode installation to complex deployments that are synced across multiple forests by using custom synchronization rules. Because of the large number of configuration options and mechanisms, it's essential to understand what settings are in effect and be able to quickly deploy a server with an identical configuration. This feature introduces the ability to catalog the configuration of a specific synchronization server and import the settings into a new deployment. You can compare different synchronization settings snapshots to easily visualize the differences between two servers or the same server over time.

Helpdesk Administrator

Updated

This is a [privileged role](../privileged-roles-permissions.md). Users with this role can change passwords, invalidate refresh tokens, create and manage support requests with Microsoft for Azure and Microsoft 365 services, and monitor service health. Invalidating a refresh token forces the user to sign in again. Whether a Helpdesk Administrator can reset a user's password and invalidate refresh tokens depends on the role the user is assigned. For a list of the roles that a Helpdesk Administrator can reset passwords for and invalidate refresh tokens, see [Who can reset passwords](privileged-roles-permissions.md#who-can-reset-passwords).

Domain Name Administrator

Updated

This is a [privileged role](../privileged-roles-permissions.md). Users with this role can manage (read, add, verify, update, and delete) domain names. They can also read directory information about users, groups, and applications, as these objects possess domain dependencies. For on-premises environments, users with this role can configure domain names for federation so that associated users are always authenticated on-premises. These users can then sign into Microsoft Entra based services with their on-premises passwords via single sign-on. Federation settings need to be synced via Microsoft Entra Connect, so users also have permissions to manage Microsoft Entra Connect.

Password Administrator

Updated

This is a [privileged role](../privileged-roles-permissions.md). Users with this role have limited ability to manage passwords. This role does not grant the ability to manage service requests or monitor service health. Whether a Password Administrator can reset a user's password depends on the role the user is assigned. For a list of the roles that a Password Administrator can reset passwords for, see [Who can reset passwords](privileged-roles-permissions.md#who-can-reset-passwords).

Fundamentals

12

Attribute Assignment Administrator

Updated

For more information, see [Manage access to custom security attributes in Microsoft Entra ID](../../../fundamentals/custom-security-attributes-manage.md).

Attribute Assignment Reader

Updated

For more information, see [Manage access to custom security attributes in Microsoft Entra ID](../../../fundamentals/custom-security-attributes-manage.md).

Attribute Definition Administrator

Updated

For more information, see [Manage access to custom security attributes in Microsoft Entra ID](../../../fundamentals/custom-security-attributes-manage.md).

Attribute Definition Reader

Updated

For more information, see [Manage access to custom security attributes in Microsoft Entra ID](../../../fundamentals/custom-security-attributes-manage.md).

Attribute Log Administrator

Updated

For more information, see [Manage access to custom security attributes in Microsoft Entra ID]((../../../fundamentals/custom-security-attributes-manage.md)).

Attribute Log Reader

Updated

For more information, see [Manage access to custom security attributes in Microsoft Entra ID]((../../../fundamentals/custom-security-attributes-manage.md)).

Intune Administrator

Updated

This is a [privileged role](../privileged-roles-permissions.md). Users with this role have global permissions within Microsoft Intune Online, when the service is present. Additionally, this role contains the ability to manage users and devices in order to associate policy, as well as create and manage groups. For more information, see [Role-based administration control (RBAC) with Microsoft Intune](/mem/intune/fundamentals/role-based-access-control).

Monitoring

9

Admin Audit Logging

Updated

The following table is a list of events that are logged with the new auditing feature. To view the events, use the Event Viewer and view the Application log.

Global Reader

Updated

This is a [privileged role](../privileged-roles-permissions.md). Users in this role can read settings and administrative information across Microsoft 365 services but can't take management actions. Global Reader is the read-only counterpart to Global Administrator. Assign Global Reader instead of Global Administrator for planning, audits, or investigations. Use Global Reader in combination with other limited admin roles like Exchange Administrator to make it easier to get work done without the assigning the Global Administrator role. Global Reader works with Microsoft 365 admin center, Exchange admin center, SharePoint admin center, Teams admin center, Microsoft 365 Defender portal, Microsoft Purview compliance portal, Azure portal, and Device Management admin center.

Power Platform Administrator

Updated

Users in this role can create and manage all aspects of environments, Power Apps, Flows, Data Loss Prevention policies. Additionally, users with this role have the ability to manage support tickets and monitor service health.

Reports Reader

Updated

A Microsoft Entra documentation page was updated: Reports Reader.

Provisioning

7

Provision Custom Security Attributes

Updated

This example includes custom security attributes that you could add to your tenant. Use the attribute set `HRConfidentialData` and then add the following attributes to:

Attribute Provisioning Administrator

Updated

This is a [privileged role](../privileged-roles-permissions.md). Assign the Attribute Provisioning Administrator role to users who need to do the following tasks:

Attribute Provisioning Reader

Updated

This is a [privileged role](../privileged-roles-permissions.md). Assign the Attribute Provisioning Reader role to users who need to do the following tasks:

Security

7

Branding

4

Customize Branding

Updated

The default background image behind the sign-in box is changing later this year. The change is only to the image, requires no action, and doesn't affect any functionality. We know that the default background image is often used for training and documentation to demonstrate the sign-in experience. Providing the updated image allows you to update your documentation so you can demonstrate the exact sign-in experience that your users will see. For details on the upcoming change, see [Microsoft Entra releases and announcements](../fundamentals/whats-new.md).

Developer

4

Application Administrator

Updated

This is a [privileged role](../privileged-roles-permissions.md). Users in this role can create and manage all aspects of enterprise applications, application registrations, and application proxy settings. Note that users assigned to this role are not added as owners when creating new application registrations or enterprise applications.

Cloud Application Administrator

Updated

This is a [privileged role](../privileged-roles-permissions.md). Users in this role have the same permissions as the Application Administrator role, excluding the ability to manage application proxy. This role grants the ability to create and manage all aspects of enterprise applications and application registrations. Users assigned to this role are not added as owners when creating new application registrations or enterprise applications.

Governance

2

Microsoft identity platform

2

Application Developer

Updated

This is a [privileged role](../privileged-roles-permissions.md). Users in this role can create application registrations when the "Users can register applications" setting is set to No. This role also grants permission to consent on one's own behalf when the "Users can consent to apps accessing company data on their behalf" setting is set to No. Users assigned to this role are added as owners when creating new application registrations.

Standards

2

Authenticate Application Id

Updated

To enhance the security of the service, we're rolling out an application identity that uses Oauth 2.0 client credential flow with certificate credentials. In this new method, Microsoft Entra or an administrator creates a single tenant non-Microsoft application in Microsoft Entra ID and uses one of the following relevant certificate management options for the credentials.

Getthere Tutorial

Updated

To configure single sign-on on **GetThere** side, you need to send the downloaded **Certificate (Base64)** and appropriate copied URLs from the application configuration to [GetThere support team](mailto:[email protected]). They set this setting to have the SAML SSO connection set properly on both sides.

Conditional Access

1

Conditional Access Administrator

Updated

This is a [privileged role](../privileged-roles-permissions.md). Users with this role have the ability to manage Microsoft Entra Conditional Access settings.

Troubleshooting

1

Hybrid Identity Administrator

Updated

This is a [privileged role](../privileged-roles-permissions.md). Users in this role can create, manage and deploy provisioning configuration setup from Active Directory to Microsoft Entra ID using Cloud Provisioning as well as manage Microsoft Entra Connect, pass-through authentication (PTA), password hash synchronization (PHS), seamless single sign-on (seamless SSO), and federation settings. Does not have access to manage Microsoft Entra Connect Health. Users can also troubleshoot and monitor logs using this role.

Authentication

2

Security Administrator

Updated

This is a [privileged role](../privileged-roles-permissions.md). Users with this role have permissions to manage security-related features in the Microsoft 365 Defender portal, Microsoft Entra ID Protection, Microsoft Entra Authentication, Azure Information Protection, and Microsoft Purview compliance portal. For more information about Office 365 permissions, see [Roles and role groups in Microsoft Defender for Office 365 and Microsoft Purview compliance](/microsoft-365/security/office-365-security/scc-permissions).

Security Reader

Updated

This is a [privileged role](../privileged-roles-permissions.md). Users with this role have global read-only access on security-related feature, including all information in Microsoft 365 Defender portal, Microsoft Entra ID Protection, Privileged Identity Management, as well as the ability to read Microsoft Entra sign-in reports and audit logs, and in Microsoft Purview compliance portal. For more information about Office 365 permissions, see [Roles and role groups in Microsoft Defender for Office 365 and Microsoft Purview compliance](/microsoft-365/security/office-365-security/scc-permissions).

Security

1

Security Operator

Updated

This is a [privileged role](../privileged-roles-permissions.md). Users with this role can manage alerts and have global read-only access on security-related features, including all information in Microsoft 365 Defender portal, Microsoft Entra ID Protection, Privileged Identity Management and Microsoft Purview compliance portal. For more information about Office 365 permissions, see [Roles and role groups in Microsoft Defender for Office 365 and Microsoft Purview compliance](/microsoft-365/security/office-365-security/scc-permissions).

Governance

2

Lifecycle Workflows Administrator

Updated

This is a [privileged role](../privileged-roles-permissions.md). Assign the Lifecycle Workflows Administrator role to users who need to do the following tasks:

General

9

Training Videos

Updated

> [!VIDEO https://www.youtube.com/embed/_CD3shvqpx4?si=cYvAO8CyXuI9YPiS]

Authentication

1

External Identity Provider Administrator

Updated

This is a [privileged role](../privileged-roles-permissions.md). This administrator manages federation between Microsoft Entra organizations and external identity providers. With this role, users can add new identity providers and configure all available settings (e.g. authentication path, service ID, assigned key containers). This user can enable the Microsoft Entra organization to trust authentications from external identity providers. The resulting impact on end-user experiences depends on the type of organization:

Developer

1

B2c Ief Keyset Administrator

Updated

This is a [privileged role](../privileged-roles-permissions.md). User can create and manage policy keys and secrets for token encryption, token signatures, and claim encryption/decryption. By adding new keys to existing key containers, this limited administrator can roll over secrets as needed without impacting existing applications. This user can see the full content of these secrets and their expiration dates even after their creation.

Troubleshooting

1

General

1

Directory Writers

Updated

This is a [privileged role](../privileged-roles-permissions.md). Users in this role can read and update basic information of users, groups, and service principals.

General

6

Install Macos Client

Updated

The Global Secure Access client secures network traffic at the end-user device. This article describes how to download and install the macOS client.

Monitoring

2

Troubleshooting

1