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Credential scanning on WindowsForum.com covers Microsoft's efforts to detect exposed passwords, tokens, and other secrets across enterprise data. The tagged discussion centers on Microsoft Purview, where roadmap item 558436, Credential Scanning in Data Security Posture Agent, was cancelled after being slated for preview in March 2026 and general availability in October 2026. The thread notes that this cancellation affects one roadmap item rather than Purview's broader data security posture work, and it does not make credentials stored in SharePoint libraries any safer. The coverage is useful for administrators tracking Microsoft 365 security features, roadmap changes, and the risks of unmanaged secrets in corporate environments.
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    Microsoft Cancels Purview Credential Scanning Roadmap Item 558436

    Microsoft has cancelled roadmap item 558436, "Microsoft Purview: Credential Scanning in Data Security Posture Agent." The entry was updated on October 5, 2026 to say Microsoft had decided "not to move forward with this change at this time," and its status is now Cancelled. The timing is awkward...