Updated March 2, 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.
- For tenants that have synced passkeys enabled, Microsoft-managed registration campaigns will update to target passkeys.
- No new authentication methods are enabled as part of this migration.
When this will happen
- General Availability (Worldwide): Rollout begins in early March 2026 and is expected to complete by late March 2026.
- Automatic migration for existing Passkeys (FIDO2) enabled tenants (Worldwide): Rollout begins in early April 2026 and is expected to complete by late May 2026.
- General Availability (GCC, GCC High, and DoD): Rollout begins in early April 2026 and is expected to complete by late April 2026.
- Automatic migration for existing Passkeys (FIDO2) enabled tenants (GCC, GCC High, and DoD): Rollout begins in early June 2026 and is expected to complete by late June 2026.
How this affects your organization
Who is affected: Microsoft Entra ID tenants with Passkeys (FIDO2) enabled
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
Registration Campaign behavior (Microsoft-managed campaigns only)
- For tenants where synced passkeys are enabled, if your registration campaign is set to Microsoft-managed:
- The targeted authentication method will be updated from Microsoft Authenticator to passkeys.
- The default user targeting will be updated from voice call or text message users to all multifactor authentication (MFA) capable users.
- The settings Limited number of snoozes and Days allowed to snooze will no longer be configurable. These will be set to allow unlimited snoozes with a one-day reminder cadence.
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 want synced passkeys enabled in your tenant but 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.
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Compliance considerations
No compliance considerations identified. Review as appropriate for your organization.