{
  "id": 9114461,
  "title": "Microsoft schedules Entra SMS sign-in retirement for 2027",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/microsoft-schedules-entra-sms-sign-in-retirement-for-2027",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-22T07:32:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Arabian Post",
    "slug": "arabian-post",
    "url": "https://thearabianpost.com/microsoft-schedules-entra-sms-sign-in-retirement-for-2027/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Microsoft will disable SMS as a primary sign-in method for Microsoft Entra ID workforce tenants from February 1, 2027, ending a passwordless flow that lets users authenticate with a registered phone number and a one-time text message code. The change applies to organisations that allow SMS first-factor authentication, known in Microsoft’s documentation as SignInNoPassword. Once the retirement…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}