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

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Mar 11, 2026

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(Update)Microsoft Entra ID: General Availability of passkey profiles and migration for existing Passkeys (FIDO2) tenantsMicrosoft Entra ID: General Availability of passkey profiles and migration for existing Passkeys (FIDO2) tenants
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Oct 5, 2026Aug 31, 2026

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Updated April 15,March 11, 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
  • For tenants that have synced passkeys enabled, Microsoft-managed registration campaigns will be enabled for tenants with attestation enforcement disabled. update to target passkeys.
  • 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 PasskeysFor tenants with passkeys (FIDO2) authentication method policy is Enabled
  • enabled and active Authentication methods registration campaign is set to “Microsoft “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
  • The tenant has at least one user enabled for both synced passkeys and device‑bound passkeys
    • Only users who are enabled for both synced passkeys and device‑bound passkeys, with no passkey profile restrictions configured (i.e. attestation enforcement, AAGUID restrictions), will receive a passkey registration nudge during sign‑in.

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

When this will happen

  • Passkey profile and Synced passkeys General Availability

    • Public cloud Worldwide: (Worldwide): Rollout begins in early March 2026 and is expected to complete by late March 2026 
      • .
      • GCC, GCC High, DoD clouds:Automatic migration for existing Passkeys (FIDO2) enabled tenants (Worldwide): Rollout begins in early MayApril 2026 and is expected to complete by late May 2026 .
    • USNat, USSec:General Availability (GCC, GCC High, and DoD): Rollout begins in early JulyApril 2026 and is expected to complete by late July 2026 

    April 2026.

    • Automatic migration for existing passkeysPasskeys (FIDO2) enabled tenants

      • Public cloud Worldwide: (GCC, GCC High, and DoD): Rollout begins in early MayJune 2026 and is expected to complete by late June 2026
      • GCC, GCC High, DoD clouds:2026. Rollout begins in early August 2026 and is expected to complete by late August 2026
      • USNat, USSec: Rollout begins in early August 2026 and is expected to complete by late August 2026

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

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

      How this affects your organization

      Automatic migration for existing passkeysWho is affected: Microsoft Entra ID tenants with 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

      Who is affected for Authentication Methods Registration Campaign changes:

      Microsoft Entra ID tenants with passkeys (FIDO2) enabled and active Authentication methods registration campaign changes in Microsoft-Managed state (for in-scope tenants)  set to “Microsoft-managed” state.

      What will happen:

      If your tenant has passkey profiles that allow both device-bound and synced passkeys, does not have attestation enforcement, and does not have AAGUID‑specific key restrictions, your Microsoft-managed registration campaign settings will be updated: updated.

      Resulting Microsoft-managed registration campaign changes:

      • "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 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. 

      Learn more:

      Compliance considerations

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