MFA passwordless authentication methods for Entra ID

TL;DR It is not easy for Entra ID Tenant administrators to choose the best authentication method for their employees, vendors, and partners. You must consider the scenario, the environment, and the passwordless technology. I’m focusing only the passwordless MFA authentication methods in the corresponding changes in the Entra ID - the MFA will be required. Side note: Microsoft announced that MFA will be required for a couple of services, like Azure Portal or CLI. The document mentions that Security defaults will force MFA or should be enabled by Conditional Access Policies for users accessing the defined services. We will see how the final implementation will look like (I promise to update the post with the final state). ...

August 19, 2024 · Mateusz Jendza