To get started, organizations must first upgrade their primary Azure MFA Server to at least version 6.1.0. Staged Rollout for Azure MFA functionality within Azure AD, which allows admins to selectively test and move users to Azure MFA without requiring any changes to federation settings. It’s included in the latest update of Azure MFA Server. The Azure MFA Server Migration Utility facilitates the migration of user authentication data stored on-premises directly into Azure AD, all without requiring any re-registration or action from their end users.

The Azure MFA Server Migration Utility is designed to make it easier for admins to modernize their infrastructure by migrating users from on-prem Azure MFA Server to Azure MFA, the company says.Īccording to Microsoft, the tool includes two pieces: This comes after Microsoft began blocking new downloads of the on-prem MFA Server since July 2019, pushing customers toward Azure MFA, which Microsoft calls its “premier MFA experience.” The company bills Azure MFA as a tool that helps lower total cost of ownership, simplifies deployment and improves security. Microsoft is launching the general availability of the new Azure MFA Server Migration Utility to help customers modernize security and migrate from on-premises MFA Server to cloud-based Azure MFA.

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