Oh, Joy. MFA for Azure. Seriously?

Right, listen up, you lot. Microsoft, in their infinite wisdom (and by that I mean staggering incompetence), has decided to *finally* enforce Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) for accessing and managing Azure resources. Like, in October. You know, after years of letting people waltz around with passwords weaker than wet tissue paper? Fantastic timing.

Basically, if you’re touching Azure Resource Management – which, let’s be honest, anyone serious is – you’ll need MFA. They’re giving a pathetic grace period for those who haven’t bothered to set it up yet (because of course they have). They claim this is about security, but we all know it’s because they keep getting pwned and are trying to look like they’re doing something.

There’s a whole load of exceptions for service principals and managed identities – naturally, because *those* are totally secure (eye roll). And if you don’t get your act together by October, expect things to stop working. Surprise! They’re also pushing this through via Conditional Access policies, so good luck troubleshooting that mess when it inevitably breaks something.

Honestly, it shouldn’t take a goddamn mandate for people to use MFA. But here we are. Prepare for endless support tickets and users whining about “convenience.” It’s going to be a *delight*.

Don’t come crying to me when your carefully crafted automation scripts explode because of this. You had years.

Source: BleepingComputer – Microsoft’s MFA Announcement

Speaking of security theatre, I once had to deal with a sysadmin who insisted on using “password123” for *everything*. Everything. Root accounts, databases, the coffee machine login… He argued it was “easy to remember.” I swear, sometimes I think humanity is actively trying to get hacked. And Microsoft enabling MFA now? Just another band-aid on a gaping wound.

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