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Microsoft is unifying user-facing Microsoft 365 apps and services to a single and consistent domain: `cloud.microsoft`.
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−The growth of Microsoft cloud services led to the expansion of the domain space they occupy, resulting in hundreds of domains. This fragmentation is a challenge for end user navigation, administrative simplicity, and the development of cross-app experiences.
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+The growth of Microsoft cloud services led to the expansion of the domain space they occupy, resulting in [hundreds of domains](https://aka.ms/m365endpoints). This fragmentation is a challenge for end user navigation, administrative simplicity, and the development of cross-app experiences. To solve this problem and to make it easier for customers, end users and app developers to interface with Microsoft 365 apps and services, Microsoft has designated a special domain - `cloud.microsoft`, to be used by Microsoft SaaS products going forward.
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The `.microsoft` top-level domain is exclusive to Microsoft. The new domain doesn’t have traditional suffixes such as `.com` or `.net` in the end. This is by design. `cloud.microsoft` resides under the `.microsoft` top-level domain, for which Microsoft is a registry operator and the sole registrant. This domain allows for extra security, privacy, and protection against spoofing when you interact with apps within that domain. You can trust that any website or app that ends with `cloud.microsoft` is an official Microsoft product or service.
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## Benefits of a unified domain
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−Consolidating authenticated user-facing Microsoft 365 experiences to a single domain benefits customer in several ways. For end users, it streamlines the overall experience by reducing sign-ins, redirects, and delays when navigating across apps. For admins, it reduces the complexity of allowlists that are required to help your organization stay secure and productive. For all our customers – and our developers – this change helps align for better and tighter integration across the Microsoft 365 ecosystem by streamlining development and improving performance of cross-app experiences.
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+Consolidating authenticated user-facing Microsoft 365 experiences to a single domain benefits customer in several ways. For end users, it streamlines the overall experience by reducing sign-ins, redirects, and delays when navigating across apps. For admins, it reduces the complexity of allowlists that are required to connect to Microsoft 365 services and help your organization stay secure and productive. For all our customers – and our developers – this change helps align for better and tighter integration across the Microsoft 365 ecosystem by streamlining development and improving performance of cross-app experiences.
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−'Dot brand' top-level domains like `.microsoft` enhance security, trustworthiness, and integrity. Microsoft has exclusive rights to the `.microsoft` top-level domain, enabling enhanced security protocols and governance controls. All experiences on the `.microsoft` domain are legitimate and authentic, as Microsoft is the registry operator and sole registrant.
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+'Dot brand' top-level domains like `.microsoft` enhance security, trustworthiness, and integrity. Microsoft has exclusive rights to the `.microsoft` top-level domain, enabling enhanced security protocols and governance controls to be applied across the entire domain hierarchy, starting from the top level. All experiences on the `.microsoft` domain are guaranteed to be legitimate and authentic, as Microsoft is the registry operator and sole registrant.
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## Security considerations
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## Requirements for admins
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−Organizations currently following standard [Microsoft network guidance on domains and service endpoints](/microsoft-365/enterprise/urls-and-ip-address-ranges) shouldn't see an impact to the Microsoft 365 experience. The *.cloud.microsoft domain is already added to the official list of Office 365 URLs and IP address ranges.
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+Since 2023, *.cloud.microsoft and other domains related to the domain unification initiative are part of the [Microsoft 365 network guidance on domains and service endpoints](/microsoft-365/enterprise/urls-and-ip-address-ranges). Customers who use the Microsoft 365 web service API to automate network settings have been getting the network settings since then. Customers who manually update endpoints should ensure that *.cloud.microsoft and other required domains are included in their allow-list to prevent connectivity and service incidents for their users.
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## Microsoft product and service URLs
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−The following Microsoft 365 products and services are now available in the `cloud.microsoft` domain.
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|**Service**|**URL**|
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|:-----|:-----|
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−|Microsoft 365 Service Health Status Page | status.cloud.microsoft|
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−|Microsoft Admin Center| admin.cloud.microsoft|
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−|Microsoft Loop | loop.cloud.microsoft|
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−|Microsoft Mesh | mesh.cloud.microsoft|
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−|Microsoft Setup | setup.cloud.microsoft|
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−|Microsoft Sway | sway.cloud.microsoft|
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−|Microsoft Viva Engage | engage.cloud.microsoft|
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−|Microsoft Viva Goals | goals.cloud.microsoft|
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−|Microsoft Viva Home | viva.cloud.microsoft|
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−|Microsoft Viva Insights | insights.cloud.microsoft|
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−|Microsoft Viva Learning | learning.cloud.microsoft|
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−|Microsoft Viva Pulse | pulse.cloud.microsoft|
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−|Microsoft Viva Skills | skills.cloud.microsoft|
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+|Microsoft 365 Service Health Status Page |[status.cloud.microsoft]( https://status.cloud.microsoft)|
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+|Microsoft Admin Center| [admin.cloud.microsoft](https://admin.cloud.microsoft)|
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+|Microsoft Loop | [loop.cloud.microsoft](https://loop.cloud.microsoft)|
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+|Microsoft Mesh | [mesh.cloud.microsoft](https://mesh.cloud.microsoft)|
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+|Microsoft Setup | [setup.cloud.microsoft](https://setup.cloud.microsoft)|
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+|Microsoft Sway | [sway.cloud.microsoft](https://sway.cloud.microsoft)|
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+|Microsoft Viva Engage | [engage.cloud.microsoft](https://engage.cloud.microsoft)|
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+|Microsoft Viva Goals | [goals.cloud.microsoft](https://goals.cloud.microsoft)|
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+|Microsoft Viva Home | [viva.cloud.microsoft](https://viva.cloud.microsoft)|
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+|Microsoft Viva Insights | [insights.cloud.microsoft](https://insights.cloud.microsoft)|
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+|Microsoft Viva Learning | [learning.cloud.microsoft](https://learning.cloud.microsoft)|
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+|Microsoft Viva Pulse | [pulse.cloud.microsoft](https://pulse.cloud.microsoft)|
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+|Microsoft Viva Skills | [skills.cloud.microsoft](https://skills.cloud.microsoft)|
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+The above list provides examples of individual URLs for applications that users can use through the web browser. It does not represent the full set of endpoints required for functionality of these applications and should not be used to granularly control access through network allow-lists and other network settings. To configure network settings, customers should follow Microsoft official network guidance.
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## See also
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