Authentication on The Black Cloudhttps://theblackcloud.tech/tags/authentication/Recent content in Authentication on The Black CloudHugoenCopyright © 2026, The Black Cloud.Mon, 10 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0100Entra ID - Retirement of SMS and voice authenticationhttps://theblackcloud.tech/blog/entrasmsandvoiceauthremoval/Mon, 10 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0100https://theblackcloud.tech/blog/entrasmsandvoiceauthremoval/<p>The beginning of the &ldquo;forced&rdquo; rollout to remove SMS and voice authentication from Entra ID is pencilled in for the 1st of February 2027 - this is when users will be <strong>required</strong> to setup passkeys to authenticate. However, from 1st of September 2026; which is really soon 😊, the passkeys will be automatically enabled for users currently enabled for SMS or voice.</p> <p>So what will be their replacement? Passkeys! I for one am really happy about that, whatever we can do to make authentication more secure and user-friendly is a good thing 🤣</p>