Can Azure Arc be used to MFA with MS Authenticator on on-prem servers with AAD Accounts?

Danny Zastrow 0 Reputation points
2024-02-21T21:01:31.67+00:00

Can Azure Arc be used to MFA with MS Authenticator on on-prem servers with AAD Accounts?

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  1. Marcin Policht 13,175 Reputation points MVP
    2024-02-21T22:37:42.4933333+00:00

    Hi Danny, in short, no. Azure Arc does not provide the ability to sign in to a Windows Server by using Microsoft Entra ID credentials.

    You could implement remote management of an Arc-enabled Windows Server via Azure Resource Manager (which would effectively require authenticating via Entra ID), but this does not impact the reliance on Windows (or AD) based local sign-in process...

    hth Marcin

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