Azure multi-factor authentication (MFA) is undergoing a major change with the global rollout of the "Number Matching" feature for all Azure tenants. The now announced and dated rollout is the next step in Microsoft's push toward "passwordless" authentication.
Azure AD Connect (AADC) is an identity synchronization tool from Microsoft, responsible for synchronizing identity data from the local directory service to Azure Active Directory (AAD). Microsoft is announcing that the Azure AD Connect identity synchronization tool is giving way to a successor and will likely be retired in the future. Microsoft's announcement states that the successor, Azure AD Connect Cloud Sync, will take over completely.
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