Welcome to the IdGuys

Our blog is focused on mostly identity topics based on Microsoft technologies.

We are passionate about sharing our knowledge and experiences in the field of identity and access management, and we hope that our blog will be a valuable resource for anyone interested in this exciting and rapidly evolving field.

Latest blog posts

April 29, 2026
External Sharing in Microsoft 365 is changing - what you need to know

When you share files via SharePoint Online or OneDrive, external users have historically been handled in different ways depending on how sharing was done.

Microsoft is now standardizing this behavior.

👉 Going forward:

***All external users you share with will be created and managed as guest...

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March 27, 2026
RC4 Deprecation: Phase 2 Is Here — And This Is Where Things Break (April 2026)

What’s Changing?

Microsoft is now enabling enforcement mode by default.
This means the Kerberosis shifting toward stronger, modern encryption whether environments are ready or not.

New Default Behavior:

Kerberos will now use AES-SHA1 (0x18) only as the default encryption.
Any accounts...

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March 18, 2026
Making Lifecycle Workflows State-Aware with State Groups

Lifecycle Workflows in Microsoft Entra ID Governance are powerful—but they are also fundamentally trigger-driven.

Workflows are typically initiated by:

  • Attribute changes
  • Dates relative to employeeStartDate and employeeLeaveDateTime
  • Changes in group membership

This works well for simple...

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February 09, 2026
The IdGuys has a new member

Onevinn's Secure Identity team is growing, and so is the team at the IdGuys!

Our latest addition, Johan Öberg, will introduce himself with an interesting blog post soon. A warm welcome to Johan.

Stay tuned.

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