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Merill Fernando 💚
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Product Manager @microsoft | Creator of bluesky.ms • cmd.ms • idPowerToys.merill.net • Graph X-Ray • 🇦🇺 • 🇱🇰 • Posts my own
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Merill Fernando 💚 @merill.net · Nov 8
🦋 Introducing bluesky.ms 👏 = A crowdsourced database of anyone and everyone in the Microsoft community on Bluesky.

👉 Add yourself and anyone you know today 👈

🫂 All are welcome.

This is my v1, I'll add options to directly follow from the site itself but first 👇

LET'S FILL IT UP! 🙏
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Use this page to search for the Microsoft community on bluesky.ms.
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I do lots of testing in my dev tenant and I can't imagine life without MCPs.

As I work on maester.dev and aka.ms/ztassess I now heavily use Microsoft's official MCP Server ( aka.ms/entra/mcp )

When I need to do updates I switch to my own MCP lokka.dev
November 28, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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👋 Check out this new Microsoft Entra blog post 👇

ICYMI: Watch replays of Microsoft Entra sessions at Microsoft Ignite 2025

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ICYMI: Watch replays of Microsoft Entra sessions at Microsoft Ignite 2025 | Microsoft Community Hub
It was great to see so many of you at Ignite! In case you missed the event—or any of the sessions for identity and network access professionals—we’ve got all...
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November 26, 2025 at 3:28 AM
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👋 Check out this new Microsoft Entra blog post 👇

Enhance protection of Microsoft Entra ID authentication by blocking external script injection

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Enhance protection of Microsoft Entra ID authentication by blocking external script injection | Microsoft Community Hub
Microsoft is further enhancing security of the Microsoft Entra ID authentication experience by blocking external script injection. [Action may be required]
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November 25, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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👋 Check out this new Microsoft Entra blog post 👇

Building defense in depth: Simplifying identity security with new partner integrations

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Building defense in depth: Simplifying identity security with new partner integrations
Announcing the General Availability of powerful new Microsoft Entra partner integrations that take identity security to the next level.
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November 24, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Synced Passkeys: Security risk or adoption savior? 🔐

AI Agents: The new Shadow IT? 🤖

We break down the biggest Entra news from Ignite with an all-star panel.

If you're feeling overwhelmed by the updates this episode is for you

https://entra.chat
November 23, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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Get ready, folks. 🌟

You’re about to witness ONE. BIG. BEAUTIFUL. ABSURDLY. EPIC. THREAD. 🧵🔥

Some say this might be the MOST EPIC and MOST RIDICULOUSLY LONG identity thread ever written

📗 Bookmark this

Honestly… the cover image alone deserves a like + retweet

DO IT 😂
November 19, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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👋 Check out this new Microsoft Entra blog post 👇

Microsoft Entra: What’s New in Secure Access on the AI Frontier

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Microsoft Entra: What’s New in Secure Access on the AI Frontier | Microsoft Community Hub
Announcements at Microsoft Ignite include capabilities to manage, protect, and govern agents, secure workforce access to AI, and prevent attacks with...
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November 18, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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We just sent out this week's Entra newsletter.

Get it at entra.news/p/entra-n...
November 16, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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RIP to one of the OGs 🥲
November 16, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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Microsoft recently updated the YouTube training for the exam

SC-300 - Microsoft Identity and Access Administrator

Bookmark this 🔻

aka.ms/SC-300onYouTube
November 16, 2025 at 6:46 AM
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👋 Entra Exporter v3.0 is now out folks!

Amazing effort from Ondrej Šebela for

🚀 Blazingly fast export

🌀 Azure IAM support and more

Many thanks to our other contributors including Sam Erde, Jay Doubleu and Julian Steiman

Check it out at aka.ms/entraexporter
November 16, 2025 at 5:10 AM
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Now that I have my weekends back after the Zero Trust Assessment launch, time to tend to my other babies

First up → 🗑️ Uninstall-Graph

The fastest way to uninstall 💣 & nuke 💥 ALL Graph PowerShell modules

✅ Remove Entra PowerShell modules (New)

✅ Supports PowerShell 5.1
November 15, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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👋 Folks, I'm super excited to announce the launch of the Microsoft Zero Trust Assessment!

I've been working on this project for the past year at Microsoft with an extended team including our security researchers, product feature teams and docs

Here's what it does
November 12, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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👋 Check out this new Microsoft Entra blog post 👇

Riding the AI Wave: How Microsoft Entra is Evolving for the Agentic Era

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Riding the AI Wave: How Microsoft Entra is Evolving for the Agentic Era | Microsoft Community Hub
Get ready for Microsoft Ignite by reading Alex's reflections on how to ride the wave of AI agent innovation instead of splashing around in the foam.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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I just sent out this week's Entra news. Check it out 👇

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November 9, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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👋 Check out this new Microsoft Entra blog post 👇

Driving cloud-first identity: User SOA is now Public Preview and Group SOA is Generally Available

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Driving cloud-first identity: User SOA is now Public Preview and Group SOA is Generally Available
Simplify hybrid complexity and strengthen your security posture by managing users and groups natively in the cloud.
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November 4, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Reposted by Merill Fernando 💚
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Great chat with Merill Fernando on Entra Chat! We (Thomas Naunheim & I) shared some favorite findings and stories from the past years working with Entra ID Attack & Defense Playbook. Link to the full episode below👇
merill.net Merill Fernando 💚 @merill.net · 27d
Thomas Naunheim and Sami Lamppu quietly built one of the most useful open projects for Entra ID defenders.

The Entra ID Attack & Defense Playbook

It’s free, community-driven, and packed with real detection logic and KQL queries.

🧵👇
November 1, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Thomas Naunheim and Sami Lamppu quietly built one of the most useful open projects for Entra ID defenders.

The Entra ID Attack & Defense Playbook

It’s free, community-driven, and packed with real detection logic and KQL queries.

🧵👇
November 1, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Reposted by Merill Fernando 💚
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Episode #120 is out! We speak to @merill.net about the Zero Trust Workshop, but we also spend time talking about all things identity! Merill's final thought is pure gold.
October 29, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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👋 Check out this new Microsoft Entra blog post 👇

Microsoft Entra at Ignite 2025: November 17-21

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October 29, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Get the latest Entra news @ https://entra.news
October 27, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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Dirk-jan Mollema found one of the most severe vulnerabilities ever discovered in Microsoft Entra ID.

One that could have compromised every tenant in the cloud.

In this episode, we unpack the story, the stress, and the mindset behind responsible disclosure. 🔥
October 24, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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👋 Check out this new Microsoft Entra blog post 👇

11 days remaining: Support for Microsoft Entra Permissions Management ends November 1, 2025

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11 days remaining: Support for Microsoft Entra Permissions Management ends November 1, 2025
We recommend that customers complete the offboarding instructions or communicate the need for extended deadline before support ends.
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October 20, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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This week's Entra newsletter is out.

Get it at https://entra.news
October 19, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Reposted by Merill Fernando 💚
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ATTENTION: From now on, Power Platform Admin Center is officially called 2PAC. The term PPAC shall be deprecated. Please switch to using the new aka.ms/2pac Short URL.

This is NOT a joke. @merill.net actually made it work.🤜🤛

(Okay, the deprecation is not true. But is might as well be.)
LinkedIn post from me: They call it PPAC. Real ones call it 2PAC. If there's anyone in my network that has the power to add new aka.ms short URLs, then do the right thing. Add /2pac in there and make it redirect to the Power Platform Admin Center. That's all I'm asking. Now, it's back to building flows & listening to classic West Coast flow.🎤 "I didn't choose the low-code life. The low-code life chose me."👊 Comments from MS employees, with Merill Fernando posting "Why not 🤩 aka.ms/2pac"
October 17, 2025 at 8:26 AM