Starting in October, Microsoft will apply multi-factor authentication (MFA) to all Azure resource management functions to save customers from unauthorized access efforts.
This change is part of the company Secure future initiative (SFI), will gradually be implemented in tenants worldwide, and users need to enable MFA on Azure CLI, Powershell, SDK and API to ensure that their account is protected against attacks.
To avoid compatibility problems, users are advised to upgrade Azure CLI version 2.76 or later and Azure Powershell version 14.3 or later.
Global Administrator Postponing the enforcement date Till July 2026.
“From October 1, 2025, MFA Enforcement will slowly begin for accounts that signs in Azure CLI, Azure Powerrashel, Azure Mobile App, IAC Tools and REST API Endoints for any create, update or delete operation,” Microsoft “Microsoft” Microsoft “Microsoft Tell me On its support site.
The company said, “Enforcement applies to all azure tenants in public clouds and all users. This includes automation and script using users identification (instead of application ID),” the company said. Microsoft 365 Message Center Update,
A year ago, in August 2024, Microsoft also warned Entra Global Admins to enable MFA for its tenants by October 15, 2024, to ensure that users do not have to lose access to the administrator portal.
Admins can monitor who has registered for MFA Certification methods registration report Or This powershell script To get a quick report on the entire user basis.
It also follows the May 2024 declaration that the MFA will be applied to all users signing in the ago to administer resources, and for users on all cloud apps, and for high-heeed apps, and high-risk apps require MFA.
according to a Microsoft Study99.99% of MFA-competent accounts oppose Haking efforts, and MFA helps reduce the risk of agreement by 98.56%, even when attackers use stolen credibility to dissolve accounts.
Github owned by Microsoft has begun to apply two-factor authentication (2FA) to all active developers in January 2024 as part of an effort to promote MFA adoption.
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