Jul 12, 2017 · The Azure AD Connect Team has decided to move Azure AD Connect’s default source anchor attribute in on-premises Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) environments from objectGUID to mS-DS-ConsistencyGuid for user objects in Azure AD Connect version 1.1.553.0, and up.

Apr 9, 2025 · If you've an existing Microsoft Entra Connect deployment which is using objectGUID as the Source Anchor attribute, you can switch it to using ConsistencyGuid instead.

Oct 14, 2020 · Currently the anchor source is Object SID, UPN = mail and Hybrid Exchange. We would like to change it to MS-DS-ConsistencyGUID in order to be able to move objects easily between ADs without impacting the Azure AD accounts. (Or find a tested procedure)

Jun 6, 2022 · Use ms-DS-ConsistencyGuid as the sourceAnchor attribute for User objects. ObjectGUID is used for other object types. For any given on-premises AD User object whose ms-DS-ConsistencyGuid attribute isn't populated, Azure AD Connect writes its objectGUID value back to the ms-DS-ConsistencyGuid attribute in on-premises Active Directory.

Aug 24, 2017 · In the first part of this series, I’ve explained how Azure AD Connect version 1.1.553.0 and beyond allows you to switch from objectGUID to mS-DS-ConsistencyGuid as the source anchor attribute, the benefits of doing so and what you may and may not expect when you make the switch.

Mar 4, 2021 · In Azure AD Connect, the sourceAnchor attribute connects an on-premises object to a cloud object. It ensures that a hybrid object has the same identity both on-premises and in Azure. After the...

Oct 13, 2020 · It isn't possible to change the sourceAnchor designation without reinstalling AAD Connect, except when doing the predefined path of ObjectGUID to mS-DS-ConsistencyGUID. To accomplish this with zero risk, it won't be a simple task, unfortunately.

Feb 20, 2021 · So you store source anchor values in attributes like ImmutableID, objectGUID, or particularly in mS-DS-ConsistencyGUID. Normally source anchor values are GUIDs. But once they are saved as Base64 encoded values, then again as Hex Strings, or you have to deal with them as native GUIDs.

Source Anchor Conversion. What: This application is used to convert ObjectGUID to ImmuntableID and vice versa. You are able to input the ObjectGUID with or without the dashes or simply input in its hex format for the conversion.

Mar 22, 2018 · The source anchor acts as a unique identifier for each object so that you can change properties like UPN and have them replicate to the proper matching object in Office 365. Older versions of Azure AD Connect used the objectGUID attribute as the source anchor.