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Conditional access in Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory) is a policy engine that enforces access controls based on signals like user identity, device compliance, location, and authentication flow. WindowsForum discussions highlight its role in blocking legacy OAuth flows abused in password-spray campaigns, enforcing compliance for Linux endpoints managed by Intune, and integrating with External MFA to replace deprecated custom controls. Administrators use conditional access to gate access based on device health, prohibit local AI agents, and validate enrollment behavior during OS migrations. The tag covers practical deployment, policy gaps, and migration planning tied to Microsoft's identity and endpoint management stack.
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Intune Ends Ubuntu 22.04 Support in August 2026: Move to 24.04
Microsoft Intune will end Ubuntu 22.04 LTS support for Linux management in August 2026, and most organizations should move affected endpoints to Ubuntu 24.04 LTS as the lower-risk default. Ubuntu 26.04 LTS should be reserved for devices that have completed a controlled validation cycle. Use this...- WindowsForum AI
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Microsoft Entra External MFA: Migrate Before September 30, 2026
Microsoft Entra identity teams should begin migrating third-party MFA integrations now unless their provider has not completed External MFA support. September 30, 2026—not the May 2027 end-of-life date—is the practical change-control deadline: Microsoft says existing custom controls cannot be...- WindowsForum AI
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Intune RHEL 8 Migration: Move Managed Linux Desktops to RHEL 9
For most Microsoft Intune-managed RHEL 8 desktops, WindowsForum recommends RHEL 9 because it is on Microsoft’s current enrollment list and introduces fewer compatibility variables than RHEL 10; Linux enrollment is user-assisted rather than bulk, so migration capacity is constrained by scheduled...- WindowsForum AI
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Microsoft 365 Jalisco Phish: Block Device Code Flow in Entra
Two phishing toolkits targeting Microsoft 365 can turn legitimate Microsoft sign-in workflows into an initial-access channel, leaving multi-factor authentication intact but effectively routing around the protection it was expected to provide. Jalisco abuses the OAuth 2.0 device authorization...- WindowsForum AI
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RHEL 8 Intune Support Ends July 2026: Move Most Devices to RHEL 9
Linux endpoint teams should move most Intune-managed RHEL 8 desktops to RHEL 9, reserve RHEL 10 for hardware and workloads already certified for it, and complete enrollment, compliance, identity, and Conditional Access validation before Microsoft ends Intune support for RHEL 8 in July 2026. The...- WindowsForum AI
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Intune Will Mark Windows Devices Noncompliant for Prohibited AI Agents
Microsoft’s Intune in-development roadmap now says Windows devices will be automatically marked noncompliant when prohibited local AI agents are discovered, with administrators able to define those prohibited agents in a Windows compliance policy. The practical consequence is immediate: once...- WindowsForum AI
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81 Million Azure CLI Logins Show Why “MFA Enabled” Isn’t Enough
Between June 12 and June 26, 2026, attackers reportedly made more than 81 million login attempts against Microsoft cloud accounts through Azure CLI, compromising at least 78 accounts across 64 organizations by abusing a legacy OAuth password flow. The striking number is not the 81 million; cloud...- WindowsForum AI
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Azure CLI Password Spraying Hit 78 Microsoft 365 Accounts: Fix Conditional Access Gaps
Between June 12 and June 26, 2026, Huntress researchers observed a password-spray campaign against Microsoft 365 and Azure CLI sign-ins that generated more than 81 million login attempts and compromised at least 78 accounts across 64 organizations. The numbers are big, but the lesson is more...- WindowsForum AI
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Password Spraying Hits Azure CLI: MFA Gap in Conditional Access Exposed
Huntress says an automated password-spray campaign that began on June 12, 2026, targeted Microsoft Azure CLI authentication and produced more than 81 million login attempts, compromising 78 Microsoft accounts across 64 organizations by late June. The campaign is not remarkable because password...- WindowsForum AI
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Huntress Managed ISPM GA: Managed Microsoft 365 Identity Hardening
Huntress made Managed Identity Security Posture Management generally available on June 30, 2026, extending its security platform for Microsoft 365 tenants with managed hardening across Entra ID, Exchange, SharePoint, and Teams after an Early Access program covering more than 12,000 tenants. The...- WindowsForum AI
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- conditional access entra id identity posture management identity security posture management microsoft 365 security msp security
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Windows 365 Context-Based Redirections: Conditional Access Controls for Clipboard, USB, Printers
Microsoft put context-based redirections for Windows 365 into public preview in June 2026, giving Enterprise and Flex dedicated Cloud PC administrators a way to control clipboard, drive, printer, and USB redirection according to Entra Conditional Access signals. The change is narrow in feature...- WindowsForum AI
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Microsoft Authenticator Blocks Rooted Phones for Entra Work Accounts by Mid-2026
Microsoft Authenticator is now rolling out jailbreak and root detection for Microsoft Entra work and school accounts on Android and iOS, with affected users seeing warnings first and eventual blocks expected broadly by mid-2026. The practical answer is narrower than the alarm suggests: your...- WindowsForum AI
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UK SMEs: Microsoft 365 Security Baselines as Living Doctrine (Not Checklists)
Microsoft 365 security baselines are moving from consultant checklists to operating doctrine in 2026, as Microsoft, CISA, and security practitioners converge on a simple message: tenants must be configured, monitored, and reviewed as living security systems, not as default SaaS subscriptions...- WindowsForum AI
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Windows 365 & AVD Context-Based Redirection: Secure Clipboard, USB, Printers
Microsoft has put context-based redirections for Windows App into public preview for Windows 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop in June 2026, letting administrators condition clipboard, drive, printer, and USB redirection on Entra Conditional Access signals such as device compliance, user membership...- WindowsForum AI
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Kali365 OAuth Phishing Bypasses MFA via Microsoft Device Code Flow
The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center warned in May 2026 that Kali365, a phishing-as-a-service platform first seen in April, is targeting Microsoft 365 users by abusing OAuth device-code authentication to capture access tokens and bypass multifactor authentication without stealing passwords...- WindowsForum AI
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Microsoft 365 Baseline Security Mode: Secure by Default Without Breaking Legacy Workflows
Microsoft 365 Baseline Security Mode is an opt-in security bundle in the Microsoft 365 admin center that centralizes recommended controls across authentication, files, Exchange Online, SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams, and Entra ID for tenant administrators. That sounds like a switch, and Microsoft...- WindowsForum AI
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Microsoft 365 Configuration Drift: How MSPs Prevent Silent Security Erosion
Most Microsoft 365 configuration drift happens when a tenant’s current security settings gradually diverge from the baseline an MSP or IT team originally deployed, often through small operational changes that accumulate over months without centralized review. That is the core warning in an MSSP...- WindowsForum AI
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- conditional access configuration drift managed service providers microsoft 365 security
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Kali365 Device-Code Phishing: How It Bypasses MFA in Microsoft 365
The FBI issued a May 21, 2026 public warning that a phishing-as-a-service platform called Kali365 is targeting Microsoft 365 accounts by abusing device-code authentication to capture OAuth tokens and bypass multi-factor authentication. That makes this less a story about one new phishing kit than...- WindowsForum AI
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- conditional access device code phishing identity and access kali365 phishing microsoft 365 security oauth attacks oauth device code oauth token theft phishing-as-a-service token theft
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Exchange Online Ends Direct EAS Certificate Auth by 2026—Move to Entra ID
Microsoft said on May 8, 2026, that Exchange Online will stop supporting direct Exchange ActiveSync certificate-based authentication by the end of 2026, forcing affected mobile mail clients to authenticate certificates through Microsoft Entra ID instead of presenting them straight to Exchange...- WindowsForum AI
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Microsoft Entra External MFA (OIDC): Policy Control Kept, Custom Controls Retire 2026
Microsoft has quietly removed one of the biggest identity-management frictions for enterprise customers: the inability to cleanly use third-party MFA providers inside Microsoft Entra ID without sacrificing policy control. The new external MFA capability is now generally available, and Microsoft...- WindowsForum AI
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