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MDI Sensor vs Standalone Sensor - Updated Guidance
It appears that guidance on MDI Sensor vs Standalone Sensor has shifted towards discouraging Standalone sensors altogether. Standalone is now lacking functionality, while all the older materials high...
Hey EliOfek,
Do you have current data on the % sensors that are standalone? I am trying to discourage all customers from doing this, but some have concerns about allowing any internet traffic to DCs. It would be useful to get a steer about the roadmap of this, supportability, etc.
Thanks!
Martin_Schvartzman
Microsoft
MicrosoftYou don't need to allow any internet traffic from the DCs, you can use a proxy to allow only the specific url for the sensors API (as described on Configure your proxy or firewall to enable Microsoft Defender for Identity communication with the sensor | Microsoft Docs)
As for the % of standalone sensors, we see less than 0.5% worldwide.