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MC1303719 — Microsoft Entra: Upcoming changes to federatedTokenValidationPolicy default settings

MC1303719Microsoft EntraplanForChangeUpdated: 18 August 2026

Microsoft Entra will update federatedTokenValidationPolicy by mid-August 2026 to block federated sign-ins when internalDomainFederation doesn't match the user's UPN domain, enhancing security. This affects federated domains configured before December 2025. Admins can customize the policy via Microsoft Graph but it's discouraged.

Applies to: Microsoft Entra
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