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Jason Benway
May 31, 2019Iron Contributor
Conditional Access vs enable MFA
I've started testing MFA within our org. I created a conditional access policy with access controls of MFA or hybrid AD joined. But when I look at MFA through the o365 portal https://accoun...
VasilMichev
MVP
That's the expected behavior. If you enable it via the MFA page, it will always require MFA, the only exception being users logging from "trusted IPs". So it's a good way to have an "always on" configuration for your most sensitive users. If you want flexibility/better customization, use CA policies - this is the recommended method nowadays.
Jason Benway
May 31, 2019Iron Contributor
thank you, do you know if using conditional access counts toward the security score?
- VasilMichevJun 02, 2019MVP
The score is just and arbitrary number, the important thing is the action not whether it increases the score :)