For more information, see secure Microsoft 365 resources with multi-factor authentication. For an improved user experience, upgrade to Azure AD Premium P1 or P2 and use Conditional Access. Management of Azure AD Multi-Factor Authentication is through the Microsoft 365 portal.

Adds risk-based Conditional Access to the Azure AD Premium P1 features that adapts to user's patterns and minimizes multi-factor authentication prompts.Īzure AD Multi-Factor Authentication can be enabled all users using security defaults. Provides the strongest security position and improved user experience. You can use Azure AD Conditional Access to prompt users for multi-factor authentication during certain scenarios or events to fit your business requirements.

You can use the same Conditional Access features noted in the following sections to provide multi-factor authentication to users. EMS E5 or Microsoft 365 E5 includes Azure AD Premium P2. Microsoft 365 Business Premium and EMS or Microsoft 365 E3 and E5ĮMS E3, Microsoft 365 E3, and Microsoft 365 Business Premium includes Azure AD Premium P1. The following table details the different ways to get Azure AD Multi-Factor Authentication and some of the features and use cases for each. For more information, see Azure Active Directory External Identities pricing. For example, the first 50,000 monthly active users in Azure AD External Identities can use MFA and other Premium P1 or P2 features for free. You may already be entitled to use advanced Azure AD Multi-Factor Authentication depending on the Azure AD, EMS, or Microsoft 365 license you currently have. All tenants are entitled to basic multifactor authentication features via Security Defaults. Available versions of Azure AD Multi-Factor AuthenticationĪzure AD Multi-Factor Authentication can be used, and licensed, in a few different ways depending on your organization's needs.

For specific details about pricing and billing, see the Azure AD pricing page.

This article details the different ways that Azure AD Multi-Factor Authentication can be licensed and used.

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