Authentication methods, which are always kept private and only used for authentication, including multi-factor authentication (MFA).For users synced from on-premises Active Directory, this information is managed in on-premises Windows Server Active Directory Domain Services. Public profile contact information, which is managed in the user profile and visible to members of your organization.The complete details regarding Security defaults can be found here: Īs shown above, Security Defaults is no way a recommended approach for an Enterprise to set up their MFA solution but for someone just starting within Azure and looking for added security without affecting their wallet, Security defaults does the job.Users in Azure AD have two distinct sets of contact information:
All admins will be required to MFA every time they login but all other users will only be prompted for MFA when required, for example, when logging in from a suspicious IP. The moment this is turned on, all users will be required to setup their MFA and they can only use the Microsoft Authenticator app.
Security Defaults can be enabled by going to your Azure Active Directory – Properties – Manage Security Defaults section.Īs you can tell from the simplicity of turning the feature on, that it is very limited in terms of its customization. Security Defaults might be the solution for you.
It is still not free and if you are someone who is still starting their Azure journey, you might not be interested in buying the Premium license. Although Azure AD Premium ( ) is the recommended approach to enable MFA within Azure, thanks to “Conditional Access” where you can set the conditions when MFA is enforced and test it out on a set on control users along with lots of other benefits. There is a misconception that within Azure, You need to purchase an Azure AD Premium 1 license to be able to assign MFA to users logging into Azure. In this quick article, I talk about “Security Defaults” which give you the option to enable MFA on Azure but with quite a few limitations. MFA (Multi-factor authentication) has become a required security measure with regards to work and personal accounts.
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