Azure Portal Multi-Factor Authentication Options

Additional Security Verifications for Admin1

Question

You set the multi-factor authentication status for a user named admin1@contoso.com to Enabled.

Admin1 accesses the Azure portal by using a web browser.

Which additional security verifications can Admin1 use when accessing the Azure portal?

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Explanations

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A. B. C. D.

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The Microsoft Authenticator app can help prevent unauthorized access to accounts and stop fraudulent transactions by pushing a notification to your smartphone or tablet. Users view the notification, and if it's legitimate, select Verify. Otherwise, they can select Deny.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/authentication/concept-authentication-methods

When multi-factor authentication is enabled for a user in Azure, the user is required to provide additional security verifications to access the Azure portal.

In the case of the user "admin1@contoso.com", who accesses the Azure portal using a web browser, the additional security verifications that can be used are as follows:

Option A:

  • Phone call: This involves the user receiving a phone call that requires them to press a certain key to verify their identity.
  • Email message: This involves the user receiving an email message that contains a verification code that they need to enter to verify their identity.
  • Text message: This involves the user receiving a text message that contains an app password that they need to enter to verify their identity.

Option B:

  • App password: This involves the user generating a one-time password from the Azure portal that they need to enter to verify their identity.
  • Text message: This involves the user receiving a text message that contains a verification code that they need to enter to verify their identity.
  • Microsoft Authenticator app: This involves the user receiving a verification code sent from the Microsoft Authenticator app that they need to enter to verify their identity.

Option C:

  • App password: This involves the user generating a one-time password from the Azure portal that they need to enter to verify their identity.
  • Text message: This involves the user receiving a text message that contains a verification code that they need to enter to verify their identity.
  • Microsoft Authenticator app notification: This involves the user receiving a notification from the Microsoft Authenticator app that they need to approve to verify their identity.

Option D:

  • Phone call: This involves the user receiving a phone call that requires them to press a certain key to verify their identity.
  • Text message: This involves the user receiving a text message that contains a verification code that they need to enter to verify their identity.
  • Microsoft Authenticator app notification or verification code: This involves the user receiving a notification or a verification code sent from the Microsoft Authenticator app that they need to enter to verify their identity.

Therefore, the correct answer to the question is Option D: a phone call, a text message that contains a verification code, and a notification or a verification code sent from the Microsoft Authenticator app.