(Updated) Using groups to enable Frontier access in the Frontier Admin Control

🚨 The Signal: Microsoft 365 Frontier Admin Control now supports Entra ID groups for managing Frontier enrollment. This improves scalability for pilot programs by aligning access management with existing group structures, reducing individual user management overhead.

The Impact

Microsoft 365 administrators are affected, with a low security risk related to potential over-provisioning if groups are not managed carefully.

• Admins: Simplified Frontier access management using groups.
• Security Teams: Need to ensure Entra ID group memberships for Frontier are regularly reviewed.
• Compliance Teams: Improved auditability of Frontier pilot access through group-based assignments.

The Action

1. Review existing Entra ID groups for suitability in managing Frontier access.
2. Establish a process for regular review of Entra ID group memberships used for Frontier enrollment.
3. Communicate the new group-based enrollment capability to relevant Microsoft 365 administrators.

Domain: Entra · Impact: low · Workload: Entra ID