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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.

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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)
  • A
    4% (2)
  • B
    13% (6)
  • C
    80% (36)
  • D
    2% (1)

Why each option

All four Azure AD MFA verification options require a phone, making it the single common prerequisite across every supported method.

AFingerprint reader

A fingerprint reader is a biometric authentication device and is not required by any of the four standard Azure AD MFA verification methods.

BWeb cam

A webcam is used for facial recognition or video purposes and is not a component of any standard Azure AD MFA option.

CPhoneCorrect

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.

DIris scan

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

Topics

#Azure AD#multi-factor authentication#MFA#cloud identity

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