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CISA.MS.AAD.3.4: The Authentication Methods Manage Migration feature SHALL be set to Migration Complete.

ID CISA.MS.AAD.3.4
Severity High
Suite CISA SCuBA baselines
Product Entra ID
Feature Authentication methods
Security area Authentication
Resource type Tenant
User impact of fixing Low
Effort to fix Medium
Benchmark CISA SCuBA Secure Configuration Baselines for Microsoft 365 ScubaGear main, 2026-10-11, MS.AAD.3.4 (SHALL)
Framework controls cisa-scuba:MS.AAD.3.4
nist-800-53-r5:CM-7 Least Functionality
Reads from Microsoft Graph
Licence needed AAD_PREMIUM

The Authentication Methods Manage Migration feature SHALL be set to Migration Complete.

Rationale: To disable the legacy authentication methods screen for the tenant, configure the Manage Migration feature to Migration Complete. The MFA and Self-Service Password Reset (SSPR) authentication methods are both managed from a central admin page, thereby reducing administrative complexity and potential security misconfigurations.

If phishing-resistant MFA has not been enforced for all users yet, create a Conditional Access policy that enforces MFA but does not dictate MFA method. Configure the following policy settings in the new Conditional Access policy, per the values below:

  1. Go through the process of migrating from the legacy Azure AD MFA and Self-Service Password Reset (SSPR) administration pages to the new unified Authentication Methods policy page.
  2. Once ready to finish the migration, set the Manage Migration option to Migration Complete.

Mito check, based on CISA ScubaGear. Author: soulemike. Open-source licences.

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