Mandatory MFA enforcement
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Question: What if I don't[removed: receivean][added: receive␣an] email about enabling MFA before it was enforced, and then I get locked-out. How should I resolve it?
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Observation details · observed 6 Oct 17:57 UTC
- Observed by ChangeIntel
- 6 Oct 17:57 UTC
- Source update metadata
- 6 Oct 17:42 UTC
- Microsoft's latest commit in that period
- Spelling fixes (#2125) · committed 6 Oct 14:47 UTC · View diff
- First observed on this installation
- 5 Oct 17:50 UTC
- Last successful check
- 8 Oct 18:10 UTC
- Next check due
- 18:10 UTC
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Related public evidence
- Official documentation · 7 Oct 2026Authentication registration campaigns
- Community source · 25 Sep 2026Entra ID telephony providers for SMS and voice MFA: first look
- Community source · 22 Sep 2026Organizations Still Relying on SMS MFA Face a Forced Move to Passkeys
- Vendor roadmap · 11 Aug 2026Microsoft Entra: Windows Hello for Business and macOS Platform Single Sign-on can now be used as a second factor for MFA
- Community source · 10 Aug 2026From SMS MFA to Passkeys: A Practical Microsoft Entra Migration Plan
- Community source · 14 Jul 2026Microsoft to Stop Providing Telephony-Based Authentication Methods for MFA in February 2027
Retained observations
- 6 Oct 17:57 UTC · shown above
- 5 Oct 17:50 UTC
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