Mastering Active Directory

Integrating with Azure MFA

The multi-factor authentication (MFA) is a common requirement today for online services. It can be for any hosted solution in organizations such as Citrix, RDS, or other web applications. MFA is used in hybrid cloud environments where a company uses cloud-based applications. In both the scenarios, AD FS helps to integrate the traditional authentication with MFA.

There are many MFA service providers in the market. Some of those are on premises solutions, where we can install an appliance and use MFA services. In today's market, the majority of them are cloud-based solution providers and sell it as subscriptions. Customers can simply install agent on premises and get it connected with these cloud based solutions. ...