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grace_kim announces a public preview that lets macOS users access Azure Files using Microsoft Entra ID authentication, replacing storage account keys with identity-based access. The post explains how Kerberos, Azure RBAC, and NTFS ACLs work together, and how Platform SSO plus the Microsoft Enterprise SSO plug-in enable single sign-in on managed Macs.

grace_kim explains a Windows Kerberos hardening change rolling out from April–July 2026 that can break Kerberos-based SMB access to Azure Files when AD DS objects are still using (or defaulting to) RC4. The post shows how to detect impacted configurations and migrate to AES-256 before rollback is removed after July 2026.

grace_kim details new Azure File Sync capabilities, focusing on Azure Arc integration, regional expansion, and secure onboarding with managed identities—key for IT and DevOps teams modernizing enterprise file services.