{"id":888,"date":"2019-04-11T23:25:43","date_gmt":"2019-04-11T23:25:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/regroove.ca\/stellark\/?p=888"},"modified":"2023-02-24T18:36:28","modified_gmt":"2023-02-24T18:36:28","slug":"what-the-mfa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/regroove.ca\/stellark\/2019\/04\/11\/what-the-mfa\/","title":{"rendered":"What the MFA?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Thinking about moving to a more secure model of User Verification is a great idea especially these days.  Office 365 and Azure AD provide the means to increase security for users using either 2-step verification or AzureAD MFA.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-luminous-vivid-orange-color has-text-color\">Multi Factor Authentication.  What is it anyway?  Typically it is <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Something you know      (could be a password)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Something you have       (a trusted device like a phone)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Something you are          (biometrics; Your face or fingerprint)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"351\" height=\"328\" src=\"https:\/\/regroove.ca\/stellark\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/04\/what-is-mfa-blog-image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/regroove.ca\/stellark\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/04\/what-is-mfa-blog-image.png 351w, https:\/\/regroove.ca\/stellark\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/04\/what-is-mfa-blog-image-300x280.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 351px) 100vw, 351px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-luminous-vivid-orange-color has-text-color\">Why is MFA important?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>The security of two-step verification lies in its layered approach. Compromising multiple authentication factors presents a significant challenge for attackers. Even if an attacker manages to learn the user&#8217;s password, it is useless without also having possession of the additional authentication method. It works by requiring two or more of the following authentication methods<\/p>\n<cite><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/active-directory\/authentication\/concept-mfa-howitworks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"AzureAD and MFA (opens in a new tab)\">AzureAD and MFA<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-luminous-vivid-orange-color has-text-color\">What Authentication Methods are available with Azure MFA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Notification through mobile App like Microsoft Authenticator<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Verification code from mobile App like Microsoft Authenticator<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Call to phone<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Text message to phone<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The <a href=\"https:\/\/support.office.com\/en-us\/article\/use-microsoft-authenticator-with-office-365-1412611f-ad8d-43ab-807c-7965e5155411\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Microsoft Authenticator App<\/a> can be configured on both iOS and Android devices<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-luminous-vivid-orange-color has-text-color\">Which environments support an Azure MFA set up? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Cloud-only<\/strong> identity with modern authentication <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Hybrid<\/strong> identity scenarios <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> On-premises legacy apps published for cloud access <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>For a full list and summary of supported scenarios see this<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/active-directory\/authentication\/howto-mfa-getstarted\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Article (opens in a new tab)\">Article<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-luminous-vivid-orange-color has-text-color\">What license is required to set up Azure MFA for users?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>MFA for Office 365 works exclusively with Office 365 applications and can be set up to provide 2 step verification<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Azure MFA is a feature of <strong>Azure Active Directory Premium licensing<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MFA for Azure AD Administrators<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Feature comparison of versions can be found<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/active-directory\/authentication\/concept-mfa-licensing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"HERE (opens in a new tab)\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thinking about moving to a more secure model of User Verification is a great idea especially these days. 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