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Entra ID Web API Authorization Model

I have an ASP.NET Core Web API that we host for use by other teams and services. I would appreciate guidance on how to design the permission model. The long-term goal is to set up a public client and build tooling for users. We also plan to provision app…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-06-18T21:42:45.54+00:00
ritmo2k 911 Reputation points
answered 2026-06-18T21:43:20.2833333+00:00

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Azure Portal enforces MFA for Entra ID Free users even when Security Defaults are disabled

We are creating external lab users using automation (Python scripts) in Microsoft Entra ID (Free plan). These users must sign in to Azure Portal only for lab usage (Virtual Machines and Blob Storage). Security Defaults are disabled at the tenant…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Authenticator
asked 2026-01-17T10:54:42.58+00:00
cyber shah 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-06-18T20:34:11.2966667+00:00
Theodora Egburedi 0 Reputation points
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how to remove WDAGUitilityAccount

the person i bought the laptop is still logged on as wdagutilityaccount, how do i remove him from it

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Defender | Microsoft Defender for Cloud
asked 2025-10-18T13:44:23.9066667+00:00
Khatan Shaibi 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-18T20:17:39.2133333+00:00
William Tipton 0 Reputation points
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Unable to Login to Azure using personal account

I am trying to log into my personal Azure subscription. After the initial authentication, it asks for a code from Authenticator. The Authenticator app shows 8‑digit codes, but Azure expects 6‑digit codes - Push notifications never arrive - “Use another…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-06-18T16:34:29.08+00:00
Hugh Nguyen 0 Reputation points
edited the question 2026-06-18T19:05:42.5066667+00:00
Raja Pothuraju 47,640 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator
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Intune Android Compliance Error 65001 Despite Assigned Policy

We have set up a device group in Entra for our Android single-app kiosks and assigned policies to that group. Each device is configuring correctly during setup. However, when reviewing the devices in Intune: In Devices > By Platform > Android,…

Microsoft Security | Intune | Microsoft Intune Android
asked 2026-06-18T18:50:23.2733333+00:00
SuzanneLarson-5000 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-06-18T18:50:36.4133333+00:00

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My main Microsoft account has been Compromised and each time i try to login the sends the Recovery Routes to Unknown Email (the hacker's email)

I am seeking help regarding my Microsoft account "****@gmail.com"** that appears to have been compromised. For years I used this account for Microsoft services, recently I lost access to the account. When I attempt to sign in or recover it, I…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Authenticator
asked 2026-06-18T18:46:51.49+00:00
Ahmed Galal 0 Reputation points
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How to Recover Admin Microsoft Account with Lost MFA Access

I am unable to sign in to my Microsoft 365 administrator account because I have lost access to the device that was configured for Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA). I still know my account password, but I cannot complete the MFA verification step. The…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-06-18T18:32:28.9233333+00:00
Jay Islam 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-06-18T18:33:05.38+00:00

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verify code

i can not put my new mobile phone number on my microsoft account as i originally set it up with my land line number to when it is asking me to verify with text number it is using my land line number and a code will not come through

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Authenticator
asked 2026-06-18T18:22:30.25+00:00
stephen peters 0 Reputation points
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How do you resolve error AADSTS500212

We have an executive who received a PDF document protected by Purview. When he tries to open it, he gets prompted to sign-in but gets error AADSTS500212. I tried every suggested solution that I could find but he still gets the same error. Could be…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Purview
asked 2026-06-18T18:11:43.6+00:00
Gerard Amato 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-06-18T18:12:01.78+00:00

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Custom domain verification failure

Domain appicsolutions.com was previously associated with another Entra tenant and cannot be verified in the new tenant despite a correct TXT record in place." #customDomain creation

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-06-18T17:26:57.37+00:00
Dharma Apparasu 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-18T17:57:24.7633333+00:00
Kartik Jangid 0 Reputation points
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Can't login into Azure Portal

Troubleshooting details If you contact your administrator, send this info to them. Copy info to clipboard Error Code: 399287 Request Id: 3be6b29b-a4cf-49d4-bddd-3b6242e02500 Correlation Id: 019edbcc-fb6d-723f-85b8-6cb9b1267f2e Timestamp:…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-06-18T17:44:51.35+00:00
Ochoa, Edgar 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-18T17:50:33.4933333+00:00
Rukmini 42,675 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Sole global administrator locked out - MFA SMS blocked (error 399287)

The only global administrator for our Microsoft 365 tenant (domain: nks-trondhjem.no) is unable to log in, because the only MFA method is failing. SMS Verification to the registered phone number fails with error code 399287 ("Sorry, we're having…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-06-17T20:37:02.83+00:00
Kristoffer Humstad 20 Reputation points
edited the question 2026-06-18T17:44:35.04+00:00
Rukmini 42,675 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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How to fix AADDS104 critical error?

The documentation says to go to the overview page and review inbound and outbound rules, but they are not shown on the overview page, so I don't know how to find them. We were emailed about the alert, no known impact at this time, but I would like to…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Other
asked 2026-06-18T17:44:06.05+00:00
ELM Software Support 20 Reputation points
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Admins are all locked out of our accounts due to conditional access policy and created trial tenant

Admins are all locked out of our accounts due to conditional access policies that were created. The only way we can contact anyone is through Microsoft Q&A in a trial tenant. There has been very little help. Had someone remote in to try to help from…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-06-15T18:39:35.78+00:00
MarcOlson-8866 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-18T17:27:47.76+00:00
Rukmini 42,675 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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AWS connector in Defender

Hi i have connected AWS account to Defender for cloud foundational CSPM, it is more than 30 hours and i still cannot see resources listed in Inventory. And the status in environment variables says it is connected. Any idea what's the issue.

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Defender | Microsoft Defender for Cloud
asked 2026-06-16T19:55:51.9966667+00:00
Nadoda, Rijens (CA) 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-18T17:25:33.4733333+00:00
Rukmini 42,675 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Need help disabling connect sync

We believe our connect sync is "orphaned" , the disable sync button is not there. We currently use cloud sync, however, we are moving to a third party and will need to disable cloud sync and connect sync.

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-06-16T23:11:58.7966667+00:00
Kyle Mcdonald 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-18T17:24:50.3933333+00:00
Rukmini 42,675 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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How to fix Error code: AADSTS5000225 in Azure Tenant

How to fix Error code: AADSTS5000225 in Azure Tenant

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-06-17T18:25:03.1666667+00:00
greg tatum 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-18T17:24:09.3133333+00:00
Rukmini 42,675 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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domain verification failed

I created a new Azure account for my office and added a custom domain name and updated the values in DNS TXT record, but could not able to verify my domain, so i checked in whatismytenantid.com and entered my domain name it shows a tenant id which does…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-06-18T12:34:29.23+00:00
Pavithra Selvakumar 0 Reputation points
edited the question 2026-06-18T16:48:43.6366667+00:00
Hemalatha 14,525 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Migration path from Conditional Access Custom Control (Duo) to External MFA before Custom Control retirement

We recently completed an authentication migration from: ADFS + Duo MFA To Microsoft Entra ID + Duo MFA Current configuration: Domain is being migrated from Federated to Managed authentication. Duo is integrated with Microsoft Entra ID using the Azure…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-06-18T16:49:28.6366667+00:00
Durgesh Mishra 40 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-18T16:59:12.31+00:00
Rukmini 42,675 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Multiple sign in requests yet no activity showing

Microsoft authenticator is showing multiple "new sign-in requests for your Microsoft account." daily that I ignore or deny, yet when I go to https://account.live.com/Activity it doesn't show any activity. Any idea what's going on?

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Authenticator
asked 2026-06-18T17:11:29.2233333+00:00
Robbieb 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-06-18T17:11:51.52+00:00

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