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Using Purview DLP external email, U.S. Physical Address, need to ignore corporate address in email signature

Our company is using Microsoft Purview DLP for external email detection. When I add a rule for U.S. Physical Address (any confidence, but prefer Med or High), how do I add an exclusion for the companies address which is found in everyone's email…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Purview
asked 2026-07-30T15:39:20.9833333+00:00
Jeff Streelman 40 Reputation points
answered 2026-07-30T17:40:50.1633333+00:00
Vasil Michev 127.4K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
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I NEED HELP. MICROSOFT SUPPORT TEAM (ACCOUNT GOT HACKED 5 DAYS AGO) JUST RECENTLY SURFACED

Hello I need my account recovery back. Email Got Compromised. Can't change Password The hacked Placed a 2FA Password The **Original EMAIL ****@gmail.com, and the Hacker Changed my email. to a DUMMY EMAIL and Yet I loss access. I have proof that email…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Identity Manager
asked 2026-07-30T17:39:51.3833333+00:00
Butter 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-07-30T17:40:13.8766667+00:00

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AADDS109 fires every day and clears itself - backend maintenance or something on our end?

We've had AADDS109 ("Resources for your managed domain cannot be found") on our Entra Domain Services managed domain every day for about 5 days. It comes up as Critical, then clears on its own after 5-6 hours and health goes back to OK. Next…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-07-27T13:03:41.4566667+00:00
Matt G 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-07-30T17:32:31.7766667+00:00
Jerald Felix 17,475 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
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Users have admin console and received an email to join foxit. User is getting invalid policy reference when trying to click Join.

Users have admin console and received an email to join foxit. User is getting invalid policy reference when trying to click Join.

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-07-27T04:34:03.5233333+00:00
John Padrid 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-07-30T17:31:23.16+00:00
Jerald Felix 17,475 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
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I can't login in my Azure account

I use my personal Microsoft account to register Azure. Firstly, I can login in my personal Microsoft account. I login my account on Authenticator app. And I can get the code when login in Microsoft account. When I login in azure portal, after I…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-07-27T03:43:08.39+00:00
Jimi Mo 5 Reputation points
answered 2026-07-30T17:29:32.6866667+00:00
Jerald Felix 17,475 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
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I signed upto Azure yesterday and have had the same people that have stolen my identity rack up bills, and creating backups to tamper with files on my OneDrive to frame me for fraud, my subscription is now deleted so I can't access my own VM and fiiles

I signed upto Azure yesterday using the VM fuction and have had people trying to steal my identity, use my photo and personal file backups, emails, as well as banking app along with using DNS hostnames with a prefix on the SSL certificates and internet…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-07-30T14:15:59.98+00:00
Ashley Singh 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-07-30T17:28:46.68+00:00
Jerald Felix 17,475 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
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URGENT: Complete Tenant Lockout — Conditional Access Policy — Sole Admin Blocked — Requesting Data Protection Team Escalation

Our M365 Business Premium tenant is completely locked out due to a Conditional Access policy misconfiguration. I am the sole Global Administrator and cannot sign in to the Entra admin center, Azure portal, or any M365 service. Tenant ID:…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-07-29T20:24:23.96+00:00
Mario M 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-07-30T17:27:16.23+00:00
Jerald Felix 17,475 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
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Can a TLS MITM proxy observe raw RDP PDUs when the target is Entra-joined (RDSAAD)? Authentication always fails with SEC_E_INVALID_TOKEN — is this expected?

Background I'm building a Go-based transparent RDP proxy to observe and decode RDP protocol PDUs on my own Microsoft Entra-joined Windows machine (which I own and administer). The long-term goal is to decode protocol traffic after authentication, such as…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-07-29T07:55:52.1+00:00
aditya 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-07-30T17:26:00.0233333+00:00
Jerald Felix 17,475 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
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Update to Microsoft Entra Connect Health Agent caused AD Sync service to fail with timeout

So I'm encountering a difficult issue to troubleshoot. I have two servers for our AD Sync setup. Azure reported that our primary Sync server was no longer connecting. A review of the server found that the AD Sync service would instantly fail to start…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-07-29T21:42:59.9633333+00:00
James M. Arthurs 51 Reputation points
answered 2026-07-30T17:24:44.5866667+00:00
Jerald Felix 17,475 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
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Sole Global Administrator locked out by MFA — how to initiate admin account recovery?

I am the sole Global Administrator of the tenant danubefashionweek.onmicrosoft.com and I am completely locked out by MFA. Situation: My only registered MFA method was Microsoft Authenticator. The phone with the app is gone and no cloud backup was…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-07-30T15:45:48.49+00:00
constantin ionut 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-07-30T17:23:14.87+00:00
Jerald Felix 17,475 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
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I'm unable to logon to my newly created Azure pay-as-you-go subscriptions

Im unable to access my newly created Azure Pay-As-You-Go subscription. The portal asks for a 6-digit Authenticator code, but my Microsoft Account (Hotmail) uses 8 digits. I have some subscriptions associated with my MSA, like Personal Office 365 and…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Authenticator
asked 2026-07-30T16:50:20.0633333+00:00
Thomas Hansen 0 Reputation points
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Recuperar datos no guardados

Hay alguna manera de recuperar los datos de mi cuenta de "Microsoft authenticator " me robaron el móvil y no puedo recuperar los datos anteriores ya que no tuve ni tiempo de hacer casi nada, hacer copia de seguridad ni nada, necesito el código…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Authenticator
asked 2026-07-30T16:29:33.4+00:00
Azifelll 0 Reputation points
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Locked out of Azure Portal -- Authenticator generates 8-digit code but Azure requires 6-digit code (personal MSA account, post-MFA enforcement)

I have a personal Microsoft account (MSA) with a Microsoft Family subscription. I'm trying to sign into Azure Portal. (Link removed by Moderator) The problem: When I sign into portal.azure.com, it redirects me to sign in with my @outlook.com address…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-07-24T08:59:19.6766667+00:00
Andy Siu 5 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-07-30T15:58:34.5533333+00:00
Alina Le 4,260 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Azure wants 6 digits code but Authenticator generates 8 digits

I'm trying to login into my Azure account but it wants a 6-digit code from Microsoft Authenticator but Authenticator generates a 8-digit code. I tried to remove my account from Authenticator, remove and create password, turn on and off 2-factor…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-07-30T00:18:53.38+00:00
Quillan Ogle 0 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
commented 2026-07-30T15:30:41.6333333+00:00
Quillan Ogle 0 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
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CRITICAL DATA LOSS - REGARDING TENANT LIFECYCLE PROVISIONING ERROR

CRITICAL DATA LOSS - TENANT DISCONNECT REGARDING TENANT LIFECYCLE PROVISIONING ERROR. Being a medical nonprofit helping children with cancer, it is vital that we regain access to our one drive files. On June 15, Microsoft stopped the free 365 business…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-07-30T15:02:57.6566667+00:00
Barbara Abernathy, PhD 0 Reputation points
edited the question 2026-07-30T15:19:01.4533333+00:00
Clover-L 25 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Azure account deactivated. How to reactivate?

Sign-in failed Error code: interaction_required Error message: interaction_required: AADSTS5000225: This tenant has been blocked due to inactivity. To learn more about tenant lifecycle policies, see https://aka.ms/TenantLifecycle Trace ID:

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-02-23T12:55:41.91+00:00
Teelon Mitchell 5 Reputation points
commented 2026-07-30T14:43:08.0533333+00:00
Anna Admin 0 Reputation points
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[Urgent][Domain Release] Custom domain unverifiable - locked in inaccessible Entra tenant (AADSTS16000)

**Severity: Business blocked. Need Microsoft Data Protection domain release ASAP. Product area: Microsoft Entra ID / custom domain verification / Data Protection domain release** Need help with Data Protection / domain release for a custom…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
asked 2026-07-30T11:24:45.39+00:00
Hamza Jahangir 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-07-30T14:37:03.6233333+00:00
Helen Luu 1,705 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Not able to get authenticator notifications to login

Hi team, Im unable to get the notifications in authentication app to login.

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Authenticator
asked 2026-07-30T14:14:16.1+00:00
Vivek Khairnar 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-07-30T14:14:37.2966667+00:00

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Double account in my authentificator.

first in the first image, everything is okay, i just re install the app, so i have my normal account, then when i try to add a new account, i see theyre two account of mine, the account below is my account, like when i try to connect with, it's say error…

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Authenticator
asked 2026-07-30T14:12:55.75+00:00
Pyro 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-07-30T14:13:29.3033333+00:00

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Bitlocker Key Page Not Load

My Device bitlocker key page note open .. i try many but not open bitlocker key page ... My Windows laptop is asking for recovery but the BitLocker page is not opening.

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Purview
asked 2026-07-25T07:33:02.75+00:00
Ashish Kashyap 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-07-30T14:09:32.7866667+00:00
jasper 🐾 0 Reputation points