MC1221452 - (Update)Microsoft Entra ID: General Availability of passkey profiles and migration for existing Passkeys (FIDO2) tenants

Updated March 13, 2026: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience.

Introduction

Starting in March 2026, Microsoft Entra ID will introduce passkey profiles and synced passkeys to General Availability (GA). This update allows administrators to opt in to a new passkey profiles experience that supports group-based passkey configurations and introduces a new passkeyType property.

Important: Only tenants that already have Passkeys (FIDO2) enabled are affected by this update. 

The passkeyType property enables admins to configure:

• Device-bound passkeys
• Synced passkeys
• Both

If your tenant already has Passkeys (FIDO2) enabled and you do not opt in to passkey profiles during the initial rollout window, your tenant will be automatically migrated to the passkey profiles schema at the date range specified below. When this occurs: 

• Existing Passkey (FIDO2) authentication method configurations will be moved into a Default passkey profile. 
• The passkeyType value will be set based on the tenant’s current attestation settings. Synced passkeys will be enabled for tenants with attestation enforcement disabled. 
• No new authentication methods are enabled as part of this migration. 
• This migration also impacts Authentication methods registration campaign set to “Microsoft managed” state, which uses passkey configuration settings to determine which registration prompts are shown to users.

Authentication Methods Registration Campaign changes (Microsoft-Managed Only)

Tenants are impacted when all the following conditions are met:

• The Passkeys (FIDO2) authentication method policy is Enabled
• Authentication methods registration campaign is set to “Microsoft managed” state
• Allow self-service setup is Enabled
• Target specific AAGUIDs is not selected (no AAGUID restrictions configured)
• The Authentication Methods Registration Campaign state is set to Microsoft-managed

For these tenants, Microsoft-managed registration campaign settings will be updated after passkey profile automatic migration is complete. We will roll out changes incrementally to in-scope tenants according to the timeline outlined below. 

When this will happen

Passkey profile and Synced passkeys General Availability

• Public cloud Worldwide: Rollout begins in early March 2026 and is expected to complete by late March 2026 
• GCC, GCC High, DoD clouds: Rollout begins in early April 2026 and is expected to complete by late April 2026 

Automatic migration for existing passkeys (FIDO2) enabled tenants

• Public cloud Worldwide: Rollout begins in early April 2026 and is expected to complete by late May 2026
• GCC, GCC High, DoD clouds: Rollout begins in early June 2026 and is expected to complete by late June 2026 

Authentication Methods registration campaign changes in Microsoft-Managed state (for in-scope tenants):

• Public cloud Worldwide: Rollout begins in early April 2026 and is expected to complete by late May 2026 

How this affects your organization

Automatic migration for existing passkeys (FIDO2) enabled tenants 

What will happen:

If you have not opted in to passkey profiles by your automatic enablement period, your tenant will be migrated to passkey profiles.

• Your existing Passkey (FIDO2) configurations will be migrated into a Default passkey profile
• New passkeyType property will be auto-populated
  • If enforce attestation is enabled, then device-bound allowed
  • If enforce attestation is disabled, then device-bound and synced allowed
• Any existing key restrictions will remain intact
• Any existing user targets will be assigned to the Default passkey profile

Authentication Methods registration campaign changes in Microsoft-Managed state (for in-scope tenants)  

What will happen:

Microsoft-managed registration campaign settings will be updated: 

• "Targeted authentication method” will change from Microsoft Authenticator to “passkeys (FIDO2)”. 
• “Days allowed to snooze” setting will change from 3days to “1 day”. This setting will no longer be configurable. 
• “Limited number of snoozes” setting will change from Enabled to "Disabled”. This setting will no longer be configurable. 
• The default user targeting will be updated from voice call or text message users to all multifactor authentication (MFA) capable users.  

What is the end user impact: 

Once the above changes have taken effect, users targeted in the registration campaign will begin to receive passkey registration nudges during sign-in flows after they have completed multifactor authentication. 

What you can do to prepare

If you want a configuration different from the migration defaults, review the timeline above and opt in to passkey profiles before your tenant’s automatic enablement window begins. Then configure the Default passkey profile’s passkeyType to your preferred values.

We also recommend:

• Review your registration campaign configuration, especially if its set to Microsoft-managed. If you do not want registration campaign to target passkeys, you can: 
  • Switch the registration campaign state to Enabled and continue targeting Microsoft Authenticator, or 
  • Set the registration campaign state to Disabled.
• Update runbooks and help content so your help desk and end users understand any changes in passkey availability or behavior. 

Learn more:

• Enable passkeys for your organization - Microsoft Entra ID | Microsoft Learn 
• How to Enable Passkey (FIDO2) Profiles in Microsoft Entra ID (preview) - Microsoft Entra ID | Microsoft Learn
• How to Enable Synced Passkeys (FIDO2) in Microsoft Entra ID (preview) - Microsoft Entra ID | Microsoft Learn
• Synced passkeys FAQ - Microsoft Entra ID | Microsoft Learn

Compliance considerations

No compliance considerations identified. Review as appropriate for your organization.