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Microsoft will disable SMS as a primary sign-in method for Microsoft Entra ID workforce tenants from February 1, 2027, ending a passwordless flow that lets users authenticate with a registered phone number and a one-time text message code.
Summary
The change applies to organisations that allow SMS first-factor authentication, known in Microsoft’s documentation as SignInNoPassword. Once the retirement takes effect, users will no longer be able to enter [...] The article Microsoft schedules Entra SMS sign-in retirement for 2027 appeared first on Arabian Post .
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KazaSec's take
Microsoft 365 tenants sit at the center of identity, email, and file storage for most organizations, which makes a single compromised admin account there far more damaging than one compromised endpoint. A dedicated tenant security review is the fastest way to know where that risk actually sits.
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