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Cybersecurity

Entra ID’s move from SMS/voice MFA to passkeys: what breaks

NEWSUpdated 20/09/20269 min read12 views

Microsoft is steering Entra ID away from SMS and voice MFA and towards passkeys. The shift is security-led, but it’s operationally risky: recovery, Conditional Access interactions, legacy apps, and helpdesk load can all change the outcome.

Cybersecurity

Entra ID passkeys become default as SMS/voice MFA retires

ANALYSISUpdated 20/09/20269 min read9 views

Microsoft will make passkeys the default sign-in method in Entra ID from 1 September 2026 and retire Microsoft-provided SMS and voice delivery on 1 February 2027. The key risk is strand-through: recovery and helpdesk flows that still assume telecom MFA.