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

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...

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.

February 09, 2026 Series: PRMFA -

Phishing-Resistant MFA as the modern bouncer — does the analogy hold?

Yes, mostly — and it’s a strong way to explain the shift.

Username & password = the old bouncer

A bouncer who:

Knows your face (username)
Lets you in if you whisper the right word (password)

The problem:

Anyone who learns the word can get in
You can be tricked into revealing it
The...

January 30, 2026

Heads up – doing nothing now might enable synced passkeys in your Entra ID tenant soon

Your Entra ID tenant will be affected by an upcoming change announced by Microsoft and currently expected around March/April 2026.

The change depends on your current FIDO2 settings, and it might enable synced passkeys in your tenant automatically.

You can read more details and how to prepare...

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