Microsoft Entra ID: Retirement of duplicative properties in passkey (FIDO2) authentication methods policy

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MC1188230
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Summary

Starting October to November 2027, Microsoft will retire the isAttestationEnforced and keyRestrictions properties from the fido2AuthenticationMethodConfiguration API. These will sync with new properties in the updated passkey policy API schema during transition. Admins must update configurations, automations, and integrations accordingly.

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Introduction

Starting October 2027 and ending November 2027, we will retire the isAttestationEnforced and keyRestrictionsproperties from the existing fido2AuthenticationMethodConfiguration API schema. This change aligns with the latest update to the passkey policy API schema, which introduces support for granular group-based configurations with passkey profiles.

During the retirement period, isAttestationEnforced and keyRestrictions will remain in sync with their counterparts attestationEnforcement and keyRestrictions within the Default passkey profile.

When this will happen 

Retirement begins in mid-October 2027 and is expected to complete by early November 2027.

How this affects your organization:

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Who is affected: Admins managing FIDO2 authentication configurations and any custom automations or third-party integrations using these properties.

What will happen

  • isAttestationEnforced and keyRestrictions properties will be retired.
  • New properties are available in the updated passkey policy API schema.
  • Existing properties will sync with new ones during the transition period.
  • Automations or integrations using retired properties will stop working after the change.

What you can do to prepare

  • Review your current configuration.
  • Update any custom automations and third-party integrations to support the new schema.
  • Notify your admins and update internal documentation.

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Compliance considerations:

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Timeline

Published
Nov 19, 2025
Updated
Nov 19, 2025
Action Required By
Oct 14, 2027
End Date
Dec 31, 2027

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