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Conditional Access Enforces MFA For High And Medium Risk Users
Info Severity Microsoft 365 security check in the Conditional Access domain.
A CA policy enforces MFA for high and medium risk users across all apps Risk-based MFA is active but may have exclusions or scope gaps that let medium/high-risk sessions pass without challenge Siemserva runs this check automatically across your tenant and maps every finding to the compliance frameworks below.
Check summary
What this check verifies
A CA policy enforces MFA for high and medium risk users across all apps
Why it matters
Risk-based MFA is active but may have exclusions or scope gaps that let medium/high-risk sessions pass without challenge
How to fix it
Maintain risk-based MFA policy; verify scope covers all users and apps with no carve-outs
Siemserva flags every tenant where this check fails and, with Senserva Trustworthy AI remediation, can propose a validated fix you approve before it applies.
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Compliance framework mappings
Findings from this check serve as evidence for:
References
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Common questions
What does the Conditional Access Enforces MFA For High And Medium Risk Users check verify?
A CA policy enforces MFA for high and medium risk users across all apps It is a Info Severity check in the Conditional Access domain, one of the 650+ checks Siemserva runs across Microsoft 365, Intune, Defender, and Entra ID.
How do I fix a Conditional Access Enforces MFA For High And Medium Risk Users finding?
Maintain risk-based MFA policy; verify scope covers all users and apps with no carve-outs Siemserva ranks the finding by Severity and, with Senserva Trustworthy AI, can propose a validated, approve-before-apply configuration fix.
Which compliance frameworks does this check evidence?
Findings from this check map to SCuBA, MCSB, NIST, SOC2, CIS, HIPAA, including SCuBA policy MS.AAD.1.1v1, MS.AAD.2.1v1, MS.AAD.2.2v1, MS.AAD.2.3v1, MS.AAD.3.1v1, MS.AAD.3.2v1, and MCSB controls IM-6, LT-3. That mapping is what turns a scan finding into audit evidence.
Can I ask my own AI about this check?
Yes. This page includes a free copy-paste AI prompt carrying the check's facts: what it verifies, the risk, the remediation, and the framework mappings. Paste it into Claude, ChatGPT, or Copilot; cite-worthy detail without giving an AI access to your tenant.
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