Oct 24 MFA enforcement versus mandatory costs

Michal Šípek 20 Reputation points
2024-09-03T09:07:21.0933333+00:00

Multifactor authentication required on 15. 10. 2024.

All users are required to use multifactor authentication to access the Microsoft Entra Admin Center beginning on 15. 10. 2024.

Currently, multifactor authentication (MFA) is often included with paid plans in Azure, such as Azure AD Premium P1 or P2. That said, MFA is currently only available to organizations that purchase premium versions of Azure Active Directory.

Does this mean that if Microsoft starts enforcing MFA for all users, it is necessary to purchase the premium version?

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID
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  1. Sandeep G-MSFT 20,926 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator
    2024-09-03T10:04:48.84+00:00

    @Michal Šípek

    Thank you for posting this in Microsoft Q&A.

    It is not required to purchase any Entra ID premium license for enforce MFA in your tenant.

    Starting October 15th, 2024, enforcement for MFA at sign-in for the Azure portal , Entra portal and Intune portal will roll out gradually to all tenants.

    There is no specific license required to receive this MFA requirement. However, there are some licensing requirements around what MFA methods are available to the users. For more information please see: Features and licenses for Microsoft Entra multifactor authentication .

    Users in your tenant will still be able to use Authenticator app for MFA method without any licenses.

    However, if you want users to use any additional methods for MFA in your tenant, then you will have to purchase Entra ID premium license.

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