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BTW here's the response I got for the question
"Who are the global admins in my tenant that don't have phishing resistant auth?"
"Who are the global admins in my tenant that don't have phishing resistant auth?"
November 29, 2025 at 9:01 AM
BTW here's the response I got for the question
"Who are the global admins in my tenant that don't have phishing resistant auth?"
"Who are the global admins in my tenant that don't have phishing resistant auth?"
Whether you are a developer looking to learn Graph or an admin tired of mundane reporting tasks or you are working with agents, this is going to be a standard part of the future of tenant management.
Listen to the full deep dive here:
Listen to the full deep dive here:
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entra.chat
November 29, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Whether you are a developer looking to learn Graph or an admin tired of mundane reporting tasks or you are working with agents, this is going to be a standard part of the future of tenant management.
Listen to the full deep dive here:
Listen to the full deep dive here:
🌀 Future-Proofing: While it’s currently read-only, the team is working on enabling write operations and even generating full PowerShell scripts from your prompts.
November 29, 2025 at 9:01 AM
🌀 Future-Proofing: While it’s currently read-only, the team is working on enabling write operations and even generating full PowerShell scripts from your prompts.
🌀 Admin Control is King: Unlike other AI tools, this isn't just "plug and play" insecurity. Admins explicitly provision the service principle and granularly assign permissions. You decide exactly what the AI can see.
November 29, 2025 at 9:01 AM
🌀 Admin Control is King: Unlike other AI tools, this isn't just "plug and play" insecurity. Admins explicitly provision the service principle and granularly assign permissions. You decide exactly what the AI can see.
Why is this a big deal?
🌀 Solves the "Context Window" issue: Standard LLMs get confused by the massive amount of data in Graph APIs. This MCP server uses patented "magic sauce" (RAG + few-shot prompting) to translate natural language into optimized queries.
🌀 Solves the "Context Window" issue: Standard LLMs get confused by the massive amount of data in Graph APIs. This MCP server uses patented "magic sauce" (RAG + few-shot prompting) to translate natural language into optimized queries.
November 29, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Why is this a big deal?
🌀 Solves the "Context Window" issue: Standard LLMs get confused by the massive amount of data in Graph APIs. This MCP server uses patented "magic sauce" (RAG + few-shot prompting) to translate natural language into optimized queries.
🌀 Solves the "Context Window" issue: Standard LLMs get confused by the massive amount of data in Graph APIs. This MCP server uses patented "magic sauce" (RAG + few-shot prompting) to translate natural language into optimized queries.
In this episode of Entra Chat, we sit down with Luca Spolidoro from the Entra AI Innovations team to discuss the launch of the Microsoft MCP Server for Enterprise.
November 29, 2025 at 9:01 AM
In this episode of Entra Chat, we sit down with Luca Spolidoro from the Entra AI Innovations team to discuss the launch of the Microsoft MCP Server for Enterprise.
There are ways to get it working with Edge. A quick hack is to set Chrome as the default temporarily
November 26, 2025 at 7:52 AM
There are ways to get it working with Edge. A quick hack is to set Chrome as the default temporarily
100% Libby
So much new
So much new
November 20, 2025 at 4:41 AM
100% Libby
So much new
So much new
I believe this is E5 only atm.
Might be best to check with your account team
Might be best to check with your account team
November 19, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I believe this is E5 only atm.
Might be best to check with your account team
Might be best to check with your account team
We'll be dissecting all the Entra Ignite news.
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November 19, 2025 at 3:22 PM
We'll be dissecting all the Entra Ignite news.
So sign up at https://entra.news and be the first to know when its published.
If you found this useful please follow, like and repost
What are you excited about?
Have questions for our entra.chat podcast panel? Post them below
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That's all the Entra announcements for today (and I still didn't cover everything that came out today)
BTW: Small announcement.
🥁🥁🥁 On this week's Entra.Chat podcast I'll be joined by Nathan McNulty, Thomas Naunheim, Ru Campbell and Martin Sandren from Ikea.
BTW: Small announcement.
🥁🥁🥁 On this week's Entra.Chat podcast I'll be joined by Nathan McNulty, Thomas Naunheim, Ru Campbell and Martin Sandren from Ikea.
November 19, 2025 at 3:22 PM
That's all the Entra announcements for today (and I still didn't cover everything that came out today)
BTW: Small announcement.
🥁🥁🥁 On this week's Entra.Chat podcast I'll be joined by Nathan McNulty, Thomas Naunheim, Ru Campbell and Martin Sandren from Ikea.
BTW: Small announcement.
🥁🥁🥁 On this week's Entra.Chat podcast I'll be joined by Nathan McNulty, Thomas Naunheim, Ru Campbell and Martin Sandren from Ikea.
Want to be the first to try it out?
Opt-in today!
Opt-in today!
November 19, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Want to be the first to try it out?
Opt-in today!
Opt-in today!
You: Come on Microsoft, give us as an easy way to harden our tenants.
Microsoft: Here you go 👇
Microsoft: Here you go 👇
November 19, 2025 at 3:22 PM
You: Come on Microsoft, give us as an easy way to harden our tenants.
Microsoft: Here you go 👇
Microsoft: Here you go 👇
Note that SSPR (self-service password reset) is very different to account recovery...
November 19, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Note that SSPR (self-service password reset) is very different to account recovery...
The user clicks 'Recover your account' and is then stepped through a flow where the photo in their identity document is matched with a selfie of the user.
The user is then issued a Verified ID & a TAP to get into the tenant.
Learn more learn.microsoft.com/...
The user is then issued a Verified ID & a TAP to get into the tenant.
Learn more learn.microsoft.com/...
November 19, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The user clicks 'Recover your account' and is then stepped through a flow where the photo in their identity document is matched with a selfie of the user.
The user is then issued a Verified ID & a TAP to get into the tenant.
Learn more learn.microsoft.com/...
The user is then issued a Verified ID & a TAP to get into the tenant.
Learn more learn.microsoft.com/...
Enough about AI, let's get recovering passwords.
Entra ID Account Recovery is a new feature with built in support for verifying a user with their government issued document (license, passport).
You can pick from one of three ID Verification partners.
Let's see how it works
Entra ID Account Recovery is a new feature with built in support for verifying a user with their government issued document (license, passport).
You can pick from one of three ID Verification partners.
Let's see how it works
November 19, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Enough about AI, let's get recovering passwords.
Entra ID Account Recovery is a new feature with built in support for verifying a user with their government issued document (license, passport).
You can pick from one of three ID Verification partners.
Let's see how it works
Entra ID Account Recovery is a new feature with built in support for verifying a user with their government issued document (license, passport).
You can pick from one of three ID Verification partners.
Let's see how it works
MCP clients need to be explicitly granted permissions to these new MCP.* scopes
Go to aka.ms/mcp/entra learn more
Go to aka.ms/mcp/entra learn more
November 19, 2025 at 3:21 PM
MCP clients need to be explicitly granted permissions to these new MCP.* scopes
Go to aka.ms/mcp/entra learn more
Go to aka.ms/mcp/entra learn more
and experience the jaw dropping response from your favorite LLM in minutes!
Entra admins who master this new ability are going to get more done in less time.
Entra admins who master this new ability are going to get more done in less time.
November 19, 2025 at 3:21 PM
and experience the jaw dropping response from your favorite LLM in minutes!
Entra admins who master this new ability are going to get more done in less time.
Entra admins who master this new ability are going to get more done in less time.