What's new in External ID?

March 2025

Updated articles

• Overview: Cross-tenant access with Microsoft Entra External ID - Updated important considerations
• Authentication flow for non-Microsoft Entra ID external users - Replaced retired MSOnline references
• Tutorial: Use PowerShell to bulk invite Microsoft Entra B2B collaboration users - Editorial updates
• B2B collaboration invitation redemption - Editorial updates

February 2025

New articles

• SAML/WS-Fed identity providers

Updated articles

• Add federation with SAML/WS-Fed identity providers - Editorial updates
• Configure external collaboration settings for B2B in Microsoft Entra External ID - Global Administrator role update

December 2024

Updated articles

• Leave an organization where you have a guest account - Added additional support options
• Pricing structure and billing model for Microsoft Entra External ID - Updated pricing information

March 2025

New articles

• Migrating users to Microsoft Entra External ID

Updated articles

• Customize the language of the authentication experience - Editorial updates
• Add OpenID Connect as an external identity provider - OpenID Connect federation is generally available
• Add Facebook as an identity provider - Facebook federation is generally available
• Add Google as an identity provider - Google federation is generally available
• Create a sign-up and sign-in user flow for an external tenant app - Removed disable sign-up in a sign-up and sign-in user flow
• Add and manage admin accounts - Added clarification
• Manage user accounts for consumers and business customers - Added clarification
• Default user permissions in external tenants - Updated default permissions
• Supported features in workforce and external tenants - Added default permissions

February 2025

New articles

• Add the SAML/WS-Fed identity provider to a user flow (preview)

Updated articles

• Add OpenID Connect as an external identity provider - Email claim is now mandatory
• Microsoft Entra External ID frequently asked questions - Updated billing for phone charges
• Identity providers for external tenants - Included SAML/WS-Fed details

January 2025

New articles

• Use Azure Front Door as a reverse proxy in production environment for a single-page app that uses native authentication (preview)
• Set up a reverse proxy for a single-page app that calls native authentication API by using Azure Function App (preview)
• Quickstart: Sign in users in a sample React single-page application by using native authentication (preview)
• Tutorial: Reset password in a React single-page app by using native authentication (preview)
• Tutorial: Set up CORS proxy server to manage CORS headers for native authentication (preview)
• Tutorial: Sign in users into a React single-page app by using native authentication (preview)
• Tutorial: Sign up users into a React single-page app by using native authentication (preview)
• Register a SAML app in your external tenant (preview)
• Configure Microsoft Entra External ID with Azure Web Application Firewall
• Register a SAML app in your external tenant (preview)
• Tutorial: Add add sign-in to a Node/Express.js web app by using Microsoft identity platform

Updated articles

• Add Azure AD B2C tenant as an OpenID Connect identity provider - Editorial updates