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Active Roles 8.6: Cumulative security, feature and administration upgrades One Identity has introduced Active Roles 8.6, strengthening secure and streamlined Active Directory administration with cumulative platform improvements, expanded API capabilities and greater authentication flexibility. Active Roles 8.6, updated July 27, 2026, focuses on security and cumulative platform improvements. It fixes an RSTS configuration security issue and supersedes versions 8.3, 8.4 and 8.5. Compared with Active Roles 8.2.1 SP6, One Identity says 8.6 incorporates the features, enhancements and resolved issues delivered…
Protecting sign-ins
- Phishing-resistant multi-factor authentication – passkeys or security keys – for administrators first.
- Block the old sign-in methods that skip MFA, and review who can grant apps access to your data.
- Alert on impossible travel, newly added MFA methods and unusual consent grants.
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