GSEC · Question #254
What is needed for any of the four options for Azure AD multi-factor user authentication?
The correct answer is C. Phone. All four Azure AD MFA verification options require a phone, making it the single common prerequisite across every supported method.
Question
What is needed for any of the four options for Azure AD multi-factor user authentication?
Options
- AFingerprint reader
- BWeb cam
- CPhone
- DIris scan
How the community answered
(45 responses)- A4% (2)
- B13% (6)
- C80% (36)
- D2% (1)
Why each option
All four Azure AD MFA verification options require a phone, making it the single common prerequisite across every supported method.
A fingerprint reader is a biometric authentication device and is not required by any of the four standard Azure AD MFA verification methods.
A webcam is used for facial recognition or video purposes and is not a component of any standard Azure AD MFA option.
The four Azure AD MFA verification methods are: the Microsoft Authenticator app installed on a phone, a voice call to a phone number, an SMS text message to a phone number, and an OATH software or hardware token typically delivered via a phone app. Every option depends on the user having access to a phone, making it the one shared requirement across all methods.
An iris scan is a biometric factor not supported as a requirement for any of the four standard Azure AD MFA verification options.
Concept tested: Azure AD multi-factor authentication method prerequisites
Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/authentication/concept-mfa-howitworks
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