# Microsoft Entra adds a seven-day safeguard against irreversible identity deletion

Source: [Help Net Security](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/11/12/microsoft-entra-hard-deletion-protection/) · 2026-11-12 · Security
Page: https://themorning.dev/story/microsoft-entra-adds-a-seven-day-safeguard-against-irreversible-identity-deletio-4ac54296c831a03c
Kind: release · Impact: medium

## In brief

- Microsoft Entra's Hard Deletion Protection is now in preview.
- It gives administrators a seven-day window to recover selected identities before permanent deletion.
- The feature is meant to guard against accidental or malicious deletion of critical identities.

## Why it matters

Permanent deletion of an identity can break access to critical systems, and this preview gives administrators a recovery window for selected identities.

## Coverage

- [Microsoft Entra adds a seven-day safeguard against irreversible identity deletion](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/11/12/microsoft-entra-hard-deletion-protection/) — Help Net Security, 2026-11-12

Tags: identity, microsoft-entra, access-management, data-recovery

---

Brief generated by AI (claude-haiku-5-5) from the reporting listed under Coverage. Headlines belong to their publishers. The Morning Dev – https://themorning.dev