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MFA and desktop apps
Define "impact", as you've seen it does have an impact on the way people log in. But generally speaking, enabling this just makes another auth method possible, it doesnt prevent people from using legacy methods, unless you specifically decide to block them (or you have security defaults enabled).
VasilMichev Hey Vasil,
Thanks for the feedback. After some testing I'm a little fuzzy on MFA. I figure it should be straight-forward, but seems to react differently for the various non-browser logins.
If I enable a user for MFA, what is required for the Office desktop apps to be able to connect successfully.
As mentioned in the previous post, with MFA turned on for the test user, I was prompted for an SMS code when logging into Word and Excel. When I tried to setup Outlook, and OneDrive I received a message that the account setup could not be completed.
I decided to disable the MFA, to see what would happen, and I was able to set up the Outlook account on the device.
Now I want to enable MFA again, to see what occurs, but when I do, I'm still able to login without a 2nd authentication. Do I have to 'enforce' the MFA to reactivate it for the user?
If I select enforce, I get the following message:
So, does this mean that for Outlook and OneDrive apps, I need an app password with MFA enabled? And what does the note about admins refer to?
Thanks