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Microsoft enforces tenant-wide MFA for Azure Portal sign-ins

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Microsoft has enforced multifactor authentication (MFA) for Azure Portal sign-ins across 100% of Azure tenants, tightening admin access control and reducing takeover risk. The rollout completed in March 2025 after being announced in May 2024. A wider enforcement phase for Azure CLI, PowerShell, SDKs, and APIs is planned for October 2025.

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Timeline

  1. 05.09.2025 22:32 1 articles · 10mo ago

    Initial report: Microsoft enforces tenant-wide MFA for Azure Portal sign-ins

    Initial Disclosure

    In March 2025, Microsoft completed tenant-wide MFA enforcement for Azure Portal sign-ins, removing password-only administrative access through the portal.

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