Incorrect Secure Score recommendation - Remove unnecessary replication permissions
Hi, In our environment, we got the "Remove unnecessary replication permissions for Entra Connect AD DS Connector Account" secure score recommendation. Based on the https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-for-identity/remove-replication-permissions-microsoft-entra-connect replication permission is needed when PHS is in use. We are using PTA, but PHS is also enabled as a fallback. On the Entra Connect server I ran the following: Import-Module ADSyncDiagnostics Invoke-ADSyncDiagnostics -PasswordSync The result is: Password Hash Synchronization cloud configuration is enabled If I remove the replication permission, we soon receive an alert that password hash sync did not occour. Is it normal? I would say that the sensor should be able to detect PHS usage hence not recommending to remove the permissions. Thank you in advance, Daniel
Exclusion of Copilot App (for O365) from Conditional Access Policies does not work
Hi, we've built a Conditional Access Policy in EntraID that forces MFA for all Cloud Apps. We want to exclude "Microsoft 365 Copilot"/ "Copilot App" so no Reauthentication is necessary for Copilot in the frame of accessing O365 content. Exclusion has been made for a range of identified Copilot applications that are shown in Sign-in logs. However, reauthentication still pops up. No other conditional access policy is applied. It's this specific policy that requires reauthentication. What's the reason why the exclusion does not work? Is there something else necessary to be taken into consideration so the exclusion works fine? Many thanks in advance!
MFA breakglass account recommendations?
Hi folks. Looking at the new Authentication Methods settings, and trying to consider the scenario where someone disables all of these methods by accident. We require MFA on all accounts (using the 'require MFA' param of Conditional Access). If these are all disabled, there's no MFA method available... Trying to think of ways around this, for that situation. Things I've considered - cert based auth, telephone auth, etc - all require the corresponding auth method to be enabled. How should this be handled?Join Merill Fernando and other guests for our Identity and Network Practitioner Webinar Series!
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Hi, we've built a Conditional Access Policy in EntraID that forces MFA for all Cloud Apps. We want to exclude Microsoft Edge Browser so no Reauthentication is necessary for MS Edge Browser. Exclusion has been made for the "Microsoft Edge" application with the following App ID: ecd6b820-32c2-49b6-98a6-444530e5a77a However, reauthentication still pops up. No other conditional access policy is applied. It's this specific policy that requires reauthentication. What's the reason why the exclusion does not work? Is there something else necessary to be taken into consideration so the exclusion works fine? Many thanks in advance!👉 Microsoft Entra in Action: From Conditional Access to Identity Protection
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User Identities in EntraID - how to remove?
I have a user that shows up with multiple identities. No other users are like this and we believe its stopping him from logging in with his alias email address. When i run get-entrauser it returns the following under Identities: {@{signInType=federated; issuer=MicrosoftAccount; issuerAssignedId=}, @{signInType=federated; issuer=MicrosoftAccount; issuerAssignedId=}, @{signInType=userPrincipalName; issuer=OURPRIMARYDOMAIN.onmicrosoft.com; issuerAssignedId=UPN}} Every other account just has this @{signInType=userPrincipalName; issuer=OURPRIMARYDOMAIN.onmicrosoft.com; issuerAssignedId=UPN}} How would i go about removing those identies from that user? Struggling to find any info online.
