{"id":252144,"date":"2025-03-26T16:54:09","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T15:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/4itsolutions.com\/requirement-to-update-microsoft-entra-connect-sync-by-april-7-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-03-27T13:48:24","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T12:48:24","slug":"requirement-to-update-microsoft-entra-connect-sync-by-april-7-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/4itsolutions.com\/en\/requirement-to-update-microsoft-entra-connect-sync-by-april-7-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Requirement to update Microsoft Entra Connect Sync by April 7, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This update aims to strengthen service security by requiring organizations to upgrade their Entra Connect Sync instances to the specified minimum versions by that date.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Update implications<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>If Entra Connect Sync is not updated to the required version by April 7, 2025, the following issues may occur:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>All authentication requests to Microsoft Entra ID through the Entra Connect interface will fail, affecting functionalities such as schema updates, staging mode configuration, and changes to user sign-in options.<\/li>\n<li>The configuration of Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) scenarios through the Entra Connect interface will no longer work.<\/li>\n<li>The configuration of PingFederate scenarios through the Entra Connect interface will no longer be operational.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It\u2019s important to note that the synchronization service will continue to operate normally, allowing changes to be synced with Entra. 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