Control: 5.2.2.2 Ensure multifactor authentication is enabled for all users
Description
Enable multifactor authentication for all users in the Microsoft 365 tenant. Users will be prompted to authenticate with a second factor upon logging in to Microsoft 365 services. The second factor is most commonly a text message to a registered mobile phone number where they type in an authorization code, or with a mobile application like Microsoft Authenticator.
Multifactor authentication requires an individual to present a minimum of two separate forms of authentication before access is granted. Multifactor authentication provides additional assurance that the individual attempting to gain access is who they claim to be. With multifactor authentication, an attacker would need to compromise at least two different authentication mechanisms, increasing the difficulty of compromise and thus reducing the risk.
Remediation
To remediate using the UI:
- Navigate to the
Microsoft Entra admin center
https://entra.microsoft.com. - Click expand
Protection
>Conditional Access
selectPolicies
. - Click
New policy
.
- Under
Users
includeAll users
(and do not exclude any user). - Under
Target resources
includeAll cloud apps
and do not create any exclusions. - Under
Grant
selectGrant Access
and checkRequire multifactor authentication
. - Click
Select
at the bottom of the pane.
- Under
Enable policy
set it toReport Only
until the organization is ready to enable it. - Click
Create
.
Note: Report-only is an acceptable first stage when introducing any CA policy. The control, however, is not complete until the policy is on.
Default Value
Disabled
Usage
Run the control in your terminal:
powerpipe control run microsoft365_compliance.control.cis_v400_5_2_2_2
Snapshot and share results via Turbot Pipes:
powerpipe loginpowerpipe control run microsoft365_compliance.control.cis_v400_5_2_2_2 --share
SQL
This control uses a named query:
with users_having_admin_roles as ( select array_agg(role_template_id) as rid from azuread_directory_role),policy_with_mfa as ( select tenant_id, count(p.*) from azuread_conditional_access_policy as p, users_having_admin_roles as a where p.built_in_controls ?& array['mfa'] and (p.users -> 'includeRoles')::jsonb ?| (a.rid) and jsonb_array_length(p.users -> 'excludeUsers') < 1 group by tenant_id),tenant_list as ( select distinct on (tenant_id) tenant_id, _ctx, id, display_name from azuread_user)select t.tenant_id as resource, case when (select count from policy_with_mfa where tenant_id = t.tenant_id) > 0 then 'ok' else 'alarm' end as status, case when (select count from policy_with_mfa where tenant_id = t.tenant_id) > 0 then t.tenant_id || ' has MFA enabled for all users.' else t.tenant_id || ' has MFA disabled for all users.' end as reason , t.tenant_id as tenant_idfrom tenant_list as t;