Conditional Access for Microsoft 365 admin accounts

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Conditional Access for Microsoft 365 admin accounts

Conditional Access policies for admin accounts: phishing-resistant MFA, managed devices, short sessions, no legacy auth, plus exclusions and rollout order.

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Should admins have separate accounts for admin work?

Yes. A dedicated admin account (no mailbox, no licence beyond what the role needs, cloud-only) means a phished everyday account does not carry Global Administrator, and Conditional Access can require phishing-resistant…

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What is phishing-resistant MFA and why require it for admins?

Phishing-resistant methods — FIDO2 security keys, Windows Hello for Business, certificate-based authentication — bind the credential to the site so an attacker-in-the-middle proxy cannot capture and replay it. Push noti…

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Does Microsoft require MFA for admins automatically?

Microsoft began enforcing MFA for sign-ins to the Azure portal, Entra admin center, and Intune admin center for all users in 2024–2025 regardless of Conditional Access. That covers the portals, not every admin tool or A…

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