

- #Turn off office 365 security defaults verification#
- #Turn off office 365 security defaults password#
- #Turn off office 365 security defaults windows#
We don't do much with Conditional Access, so someone else may be able to shed some light on your options thereĪfaik, the two methods will make your users receive an MFA challenge upon login. You can globally disable SMS and Phone Calls under Azure AD > Security > MFA > Additional Cloud-based MFA Settings and uncheck the appropriate boxes. This was escalated and the rep I was working with confirmed that it is expected behavior for users to continue to use any MFA methods that were previously enabled unless they are explicitly disabled I previously believed that enabling Security Defaults would force all users to be required to enroll with the app. Source: just went through this with a client and opened ticket with MS to confirm that behavior. If a user is already enrolled with SMS at the time Security Defaults was enabled, it will continue to work until you disable SMS as a viable MFA option. Enabling Security Defaults will only force app-based MFA for new users after enabling it.Question 2: Can you create a conditional access policy that forces users to only use the Microsoft Authenticator APP as opposed to any other form of modern 2FA (such as text messages or phones calls). Question: Does enabling Security Defaults only allow you to use the Microsoft Authenticator APP for 2FA? I did some testing with conditional access policies and they allow any modern form of 2FA.

I've been reading this Microsoft article on security defaults ( ) and it appears (but not sure) that it forces users to only use the Microsoft Authenticator APP and nothing else for 2FA.

These policies can either be enforced by enabling "Microsoft Security Defaults" or creating conditional access policies (allows greater flexibility).
#Turn off office 365 security defaults windows#
#Turn off office 365 security defaults password#
Managing security can be difficult with common identity-related attacks like password spray, replay, and phishing are becoming more and more popular. You will be prompted with 4 checkboxes to enable in order to save the setting configured as disabled:įor more information about the security defaults review the following Microsoft documentation: The short answer is Yes but I would advise to put some thought towards it because the way to disable it is to disable the security defaults globally in the Azure portal as shown in the following screenshots:
#Turn off office 365 security defaults verification#
One of the most common questions I’ve been asked about Office 365 over the past few months was whether it was possible to turn off the mandatory Additional security verification prompt that users are presented with a 14 day grace period as shown in the following screenshot:
