Microsoft Entra: Account Discovery for Application Access Governance.

Vendor: Microsoft
Product: Microsoft Entra
Type: Availability
Announcement date: 2026-04-21
Effective date: Date not published
Impact: Affected

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Account discovery provides visibility into who has access to connected applications by discovering local and orphaned accounts and identifying accounts that can be matched to Microsoft Entra ID users. Account discovery will help administrators identify access that exists outside of Microsoft Entra ID Governance and bring that access under governance—simplifying application onboarding while improving visibility and control over application access. GA date: June CY2026 Preview date: April CY2026 Launched General Availability Preview Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) GCC Microsoft Entra Web

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Who is affected: The audience described by the Microsoft update is represented by: Microsoft Entra: Account Discovery for Application Access Governance. Account discovery provides visibility into who has access to connected applications by discovering local and orphaned accounts and identifying accounts that can be matched to Microsoft Entra ID users. Account discovery will help administrators identify access that exists outside of Microsoft Entra ID Governance and bring that access under governance—simplifying application onboarding while improving visibility and control over

Why it matters: The change matters because the official source describes: Microsoft Entra: Account Discovery for Application Access Governance. Account discovery provides visibility into who has access to connected applications by discovering local and orphaned accounts and identifying accounts that can be matched to Microsoft Entra ID users. Account discovery will help administrators identify access that exists outside of Microsoft Entra ID Governance and bring that access under governance—simplifying application onboarding while improving visibility and control over

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Microsoft Entra: Account Discovery for Application Access Governance. Account discovery provides visibility into who has access to connected applications by discovering local and orphaned accounts and identifying accounts that can be matched to Microsoft Entra ID users. Account discovery will help administrators identify access that exists outside of Microsoft Entra ID Governance and bring that access under governance—simplifying application onboarding while improving visibility and control over application access. GA date: June CY2026 Preview date: April CY2026 Launched General Availability Preview Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) GCC Microsoft Entra Web
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Microsoft Entra: Account Discovery for Application Access Governance. Account discovery provides visibility into who has access to connected applications by discovering local and orphaned accounts and identifying accounts that can be matched to Microsoft Entra ID users. Account discovery will help administrators identify access that exists outside of Microsoft Entra ID Governance and bring that access under governance—simplifying application onboarding while improving visibility and control over application access. GA date: June CY2026 Preview date: April CY2026 Launched General Availability Preview Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) GCC Microsoft Entra Web
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Microsoft Entra: Account Discovery for Application Access Governance. Account discovery provides visibility into who has access to connected applications by discovering local and orphaned accounts and identifying accounts that can be matched to Microsoft Entra ID users. Account discovery will help administrators identify access that exists outside of Microsoft Entra ID Governance and bring that access under governance—simplifying application onboarding while improving visibility and control over application access. GA date: June CY2026 Preview date: April CY2026 Launched General Availability Preview Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) GCC Microsoft Entra Web
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