Migrate to the Authentication methods policy in Azure Active Directory by September 30, 2025
From Microsoft 365 Message Center Archive by Merill Fernando · Microsoft may not have sent this notice to your tenant.What the notice says
Microsoft’s text, safely structuredOn September 30th, 2025 we will be retiring the ability to manage authentication methods in the legacy Multifactor Authentication (MFA) and Self-Service Password Reset (SSPR) policies in Entra ID. Organizations should migrate their methods to the converged authentication methods policy where methods can be managed centrally for all authentication scenarios including passwordless, multi-factor authentication and self-service password reset.
When this will happen
Note: The date, September 30th, 2025, is an update from the previously communicated retirement date of September 30th, 2024.
What you can do to prepare
Organizations can migrate their authentication methods manually by following the steps outlined in: How to migrate MFA and SSPR policy settings to the Authentication methods policy for Azure AD.
What changed
Between archive captures, newest first… for all authentication scenarios including passwordless, multi-factor authentication and self-service password reset.
When[When this willhappen:happen:] Note: The date, September 30th, 2025, is an update from the previously communicated retirement date of September 30th, 2024.What[What you can do toprepare:prepare:] Organizations can migrate their authentication methods manually by following the steps outlined …- · first version seen
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- How to migrate MFA and SSPR policy settings to the Authentication methods policy for Azure ADNot read yet
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