Exercise - Work with security defaults

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Enabling security defaults

To enable security defaults in your directory:

  1. Browse to the Azure portal and sign in as a security administrator, Conditional Access administrator, or global administrator.

  2. Select the Show portal menu hamburger icon and then select Azure Active Directory.

    Screenshot of the Azure portal menu with Azure Active Directory selected.

  3. In the left navigation, in the Manage section, select Properties.

  4. At the bottom of the Properties blade, select Manage Security defaults.

  5. Set the Enable Security defaults toggle to Yes. This may already be enabled.

  6. Select Save.

Disabling security defaults

Organizations that choose to implement Conditional Access policies that replace security defaults must disable security defaults.

To disable security defaults in your directory:

  1. Browse to the Azure portal and sign in using a Global administrator account for the directory.

  2. Select the Show portal menu hamburger icon and then select Azure Active Directory.

  3. At the bottom of the Properties blade, select Manage Security defaults.

  4. Set the Enable security defaults toggle to No.

    Screenshot of the security defaults being disabled and selection of the required reason for disabling.

  5. Select Save.