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Implementing Multifactor Authentication

By : Marco Fanti
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Implementing Multifactor Authentication

By: Marco Fanti

Overview of this book

MFA has emerged as an essential defense strategy in the wide-ranging landscape of cybersecurity. This book is a comprehensive manual that assists you in picking, implementing, and resolving issues with various authentication products that support MFA. It will guide you to bolster application security without sacrificing the user experience. You'll start with the fundamentals of authentication and the significance of MFA to familiarize yourself with how MFA works and the various types of solutions currently available. As you progress through the chapters, you'll learn how to choose the proper MFA setup to provide the right combination of security and user experience. The book then takes you through methods hackers use to bypass MFA and measures to safeguard your applications. After familiarizing yourself with enabling and managing leading cloud and on-premise MFA solutions, you’ll see how MFA efficiently curbs cyber threats, aided by insights from industry best practices and lessons from real-world experiences. Finally, you’ll explore the significance of innovative advancements in this domain, including behavioral biometrics and passkeys. By the end of the book, you'll have the knowledge to secure your workforce and customers, empowering your organization to combat authentication fraud.
Table of Contents (20 chapters)
1
Part 1: Introduction
4
Part 2: Implementing Multifactor Authentication
12
Part 3: Proven Implementation Strategies and Deploying Cutting-Edge Technologies

CA policies

To create Acme’s first CA policy on Microsoft Azure AD, proceed as follows:

  1. Search for and select Azure Active Directory. Then, select Security from the menu on the left-hand side:
Figure 3.41 – Changing security CA

Figure 3.41 – Changing security CA

  1. Click Conditional Access:
Figure 3.42 – Selecting Conditional Access

Figure 3.42 – Selecting Conditional Access

  1. Select + New policy, and then select Create new policy:
Figure 3.43 – Creating a new policy

Figure 3.43 – Creating a new policy

  1. Enter a name for the policy, such as MFA Pilot.
  2. Under Assignments, select the current value under Users or workload identities:
Figure 3.44 – Assignments

Figure 3.44 – Assignments

  1. Under What does this policy apply to?, choose Users and groups.
  2. Under Include, choose Select users and groups.
  3. Select Users and groups:
Figure 3.45 – Assigning users and groups

Figure 3.45 – Assigning users and groups

Since no users or groups...