Ensure Microsoft Authenticator is configured to protect against MFA fatigue

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Beschreibung

Microsoft provides supporting settings to enhance the configuration of the Microsoft Authenticator application. These settings provide users with additional information and context when they receive MFA passwordless and push requests, including the geographic location of the request, the requesting application, and a requirement for number matching. The recommended state is Enabled for the following: - Show application name in push and passwordless notifications - Show geographic location in push and passwordless notifications Note: On February 27, 2023 Microsoft started enforcing number matching tenant-wide for all users using Microsoft Authenticator. As the use of strong authentication has become more widespread, attackers have started to exploit the tendency of users to experience "MFA fatigue." This occurs when users are repeatedly asked to provide additional forms of identificati...

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To audit using the UI: 1. Navigate to the Microsoft Entra admin center https://entra.microsoft.com. 2. Expand Entra ID > Authentication methods and select Policies. 3. Under Method select Microsoft Authenticator. 4. Under Enable and Target verify the setting is set to Enable. 5. In the Include tab verify that All users is selected. 6. In the Exclude tab verify only valid groups are present (i.e. Break Glass accounts). 7. Select Configure 8. Verify the following Microsoft Authenticator settings: o Show application name in push and passwordless notifications Status is set to Enabled, Target All users o Show geographic location in push and passwordless notifications Status is set to Enabled, Target All users 9. In each setting select Exclude and verify only valid groups are present (i.e. Break Glass accounts). To audit using the Microsoft Graph API: 1. Execute a GET request to the following relative URI: v1.0/policies/authenticationMethodsPolicy/authenticationMethodConfigurations/ microsoftAuthenticator 2. Verify that the state is enabled. 3. Verify that includeTargets.id is all_users. 4. Verify that the excludeTargets only includes valid groups (i.e. Break Glass accounts). 5. Unde...

So wird behoben

Behebungsmethode: Anleitung oder Infrastruktur-Patch

To remediate using the UI: 1. Navigate to the Microsoft Entra admin center https://entra.microsoft.com. 2. Click to expand Entra ID > Authentication methods and select Policies. 3. Select Microsoft Authenticator 4. Under Enable and Target ensure the setting is set to Enable. 5. Select Configure 6. Set the following Microsoft Authenticator settings: o Show application name in push and passwordless notifications Status is set to Enabled, Target All users o Show geographic location in push and passwordless notifications Status is set to Enabled, Target All users Note: Valid groups such as break glass accounts can be excluded per organization policy.

Eigenschaften

Betriebssysteme: Beliebig
Tags: authm365mfasaas
Referenz: CIS Microsoft 365 Foundations Benchmark v7.0.0 - 5.2.3.1 Ensure Microsoft Authenticator is configured to protect against MFA fatigue