Update authentication method states

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2024-10-22

Namespace: microsoft.graph

Important

APIs under the /beta version in Microsoft Graph are subject to change. Use of these APIs in production applications is not supported. To determine whether an API is available in v1.0, use the Version selector.

Update the properties of a user's authentication method states. Use this API to update the following information:

A user's signInPreferences (system-preferred MFA)
A user's strongAuthenticationRequirements (per-user MFA)

This API is available in the following national cloud deployments.

Global service	US Government L4	US Government L5 (DOD)	China operated by 21Vianet
✅	✅	✅	✅

Permissions

Choose the permission or permissions marked as least privileged for this API. Use a higher privileged permission or permissions only if your app requires it. For details about delegated and application permissions, see Permission types. To learn more about these permissions, see the permissions reference.

Permissions to update system-preferred MFA

Permission type	Least privileged permissions	Higher privileged permissions
Delegated (work or school account)	UserAuthenticationMethod.ReadWrite	UserAuthenticationMethod.ReadWrite.All
Delegated (personal Microsoft account)	Not supported.	Not supported.
Application	UserAuthenticationMethod.ReadWrite	UserAuthenticationMethod.ReadWrite.All

Important

In delegated scenarios with work or school accounts where the signed-in user is acting on another user, they must be assigned a supported Microsoft Entra role or a custom role with a supported role permission. The following least privileged roles are supported for this operation.

Authentication Administrator
Privileged Authentication Administrator

Permissions to update per-user MFA state

Permissions acting on self

Permission type	Least privileged permissions	Higher privileged permissions
Delegated (work or school account)	Policy.ReadWrite.AuthenticationMethod	Not available.
Delegated (personal Microsoft account)	Not supported.	Not supported.
Application	Not supported.	Not supported.

Permissions acting on others

Permission type	Least privileged permissions	Higher privileged permissions
Delegated (work or school account)	Policy.ReadWrite.AuthenticationMethod	Not available.
Delegated (personal Microsoft account)	Not supported.	Not supported.
Application	Policy.ReadWrite.AuthenticationMethod	Not available.

Important

In delegated scenarios with work or school accounts, the signed-in user must be assigned a supported Microsoft Entra role or a custom role with a supported role permission. Authentication Policy Administrator is the least privileged role supported for this operation.

HTTP request

To update the sign-in preferences (system-preferred MFA) for a user:

PATCH /users/{id | userPrincipalName}/authentication/signInPreferences

To update the per-user multifactor authentication state for the signed-in user:

PATCH /me/authentication/requirements

Note

Calling the /me endpoint requires a signed-in user and therefore a delegated permission. Application permissions aren't supported when using the /me endpoint.

To update the per-user multifactor authentication state for a user:

PATCH /users/{id | userPrincipalName}/authentication/requirements

Request headers

Name	Description
Authorization	Bearer {token}. Required. Learn more about authentication and authorization.
Content-Type	application/json. Required.

Request body

In the request body, supply only the values for properties to update. Existing properties that aren't included in the request body maintain their previous values or are recalculated based on changes to other property values.

The following table specifies the properties that can be updated.

Property	Type	Description
isSystemPreferredAuthenticationMethodEnabled	Boolean	Indicates whether the credential preferences of the system are enabled.
userPreferredMethodForSecondaryAuthentication	userDefaultAuthenticationMethodType	The default second-factor method used by the user when signing in. If a user is enabled for system-preferred authentication, then this value is ignored except for a few scenarios where a user is authenticating via NPS extension or ADFS adapter. Possible values are `push`, `oath`, `voiceMobile`, `voiceAlternateMobile`, `voiceOffice`, `sms`, and `unknownFutureValue`
perUserMfaState	perUserMfaState	The user's state for per-user multifactor authentication. Possible values are `enforced`, `enabled` and `disabled`.

Response

If successful, this method returns a 204 No Content response code.

Examples

Example 1: Update a user's system-preferred MFA method

Request

The following example shows a request.

PATCH https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/users/071cc716-8147-4397-a5ba-b2105951cc0b/authentication/signInPreferences
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "userPreferredMethodForSecondaryAuthentication": "oath"
}


// Code snippets are only available for the latest version. Current version is 5.x

// Dependencies
using Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Models;

var requestBody = new SignInPreferences
{
	UserPreferredMethodForSecondaryAuthentication = UserDefaultAuthenticationMethodType.Oath,
};

// To initialize your graphClient, see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/sdks/create-client?from=snippets&tabs=csharp
var result = await graphClient.Users["{user-id}"].Authentication.SignInPreferences.PatchAsync(requestBody);

Important

Microsoft Graph SDKs use the v1.0 version of the API by default, and do not support all the types, properties, and APIs available in the beta version. For details about accessing the beta API with the SDK, see Use the Microsoft Graph SDKs with the beta API.

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.



mgc-beta users authentication sign-in-preferences patch --user-id {user-id} --body '{\
  "userPreferredMethodForSecondaryAuthentication": "oath"\
}\
'

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.



// Code snippets are only available for the latest major version. Current major version is $v0.*

// Dependencies
import (
	  "context"
	  msgraphsdk "github.com/microsoftgraph/msgraph-beta-sdk-go"
	  graphmodels "github.com/microsoftgraph/msgraph-beta-sdk-go/models"
	  //other-imports
)

requestBody := graphmodels.NewSignInPreferences()
userPreferredMethodForSecondaryAuthentication := graphmodels.OATH_USERDEFAULTAUTHENTICATIONMETHODTYPE 
requestBody.SetUserPreferredMethodForSecondaryAuthentication(&userPreferredMethodForSecondaryAuthentication) 

// To initialize your graphClient, see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/sdks/create-client?from=snippets&tabs=go
signInPreferences, err := graphClient.Users().ByUserId("user-id").Authentication().SignInPreferences().Patch(context.Background(), requestBody, nil)

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.


// Code snippets are only available for the latest version. Current version is 6.x

GraphServiceClient graphClient = new GraphServiceClient(requestAdapter);

SignInPreferences signInPreferences = new SignInPreferences();
signInPreferences.setUserPreferredMethodForSecondaryAuthentication(UserDefaultAuthenticationMethodType.Oath);
SignInPreferences result = graphClient.users().byUserId("{user-id}").authentication().signInPreferences().patch(signInPreferences);

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.


const options = {
	authProvider,
};

const client = Client.init(options);

const signInPreferences = {
  userPreferredMethodForSecondaryAuthentication: 'oath'
};

await client.api('/users/071cc716-8147-4397-a5ba-b2105951cc0b/authentication/signInPreferences')
	.version('beta')
	.update(signInPreferences);

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.


<?php
use Microsoft\Graph\Beta\GraphServiceClient;
use Microsoft\Graph\Beta\Generated\Models\SignInPreferences;
use Microsoft\Graph\Beta\Generated\Models\UserDefaultAuthenticationMethodType;


$graphServiceClient = new GraphServiceClient($tokenRequestContext, $scopes);

$requestBody = new SignInPreferences();
$requestBody->setUserPreferredMethodForSecondaryAuthentication(new UserDefaultAuthenticationMethodType('oath'));

$result = $graphServiceClient->users()->byUserId('user-id')->authentication()->signInPreferences()->patch($requestBody)->wait();

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.


Import-Module Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Identity.SignIns

$params = @{
	userPreferredMethodForSecondaryAuthentication = "oath"
}

Update-MgBetaUserAuthenticationSignInPreference -UserId $userId -BodyParameter $params

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.


# Code snippets are only available for the latest version. Current version is 1.x
from msgraph_beta import GraphServiceClient
from msgraph_beta.generated.models.sign_in_preferences import SignInPreferences
from msgraph_beta.generated.models.user_default_authentication_method_type import UserDefaultAuthenticationMethodType
# To initialize your graph_client, see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/sdks/create-client?from=snippets&tabs=python
request_body = SignInPreferences(
	user_preferred_method_for_secondary_authentication = UserDefaultAuthenticationMethodType.Oath,
)

result = await graph_client.users.by_user_id('user-id').authentication.sign_in_preferences.patch(request_body)

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.

Response

HTTP/1.1 204 No Content

Example 2: Update a user's MFA state

Request

The following example shows a request.

PATCH https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/users/071cc716-8147-4397-a5ba-b2105951cc0b/authentication/requirements
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "perUserMfaState": "disabled"
}


// Code snippets are only available for the latest version. Current version is 5.x

// Dependencies
using Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Models;

var requestBody = new StrongAuthenticationRequirements
{
	PerUserMfaState = PerUserMfaState.Disabled,
};

// To initialize your graphClient, see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/sdks/create-client?from=snippets&tabs=csharp
var result = await graphClient.Users["{user-id}"].Authentication.Requirements.PatchAsync(requestBody);

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.



mgc-beta users authentication requirements patch --user-id {user-id} --body '{\
  "perUserMfaState": "disabled"\
}\
'

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.



// Code snippets are only available for the latest major version. Current major version is $v0.*

// Dependencies
import (
	  "context"
	  msgraphsdk "github.com/microsoftgraph/msgraph-beta-sdk-go"
	  graphmodels "github.com/microsoftgraph/msgraph-beta-sdk-go/models"
	  //other-imports
)

requestBody := graphmodels.NewStrongAuthenticationRequirements()
perUserMfaState := graphmodels.DISABLED_PERUSERMFASTATE 
requestBody.SetPerUserMfaState(&perUserMfaState) 

// To initialize your graphClient, see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/sdks/create-client?from=snippets&tabs=go
requirements, err := graphClient.Users().ByUserId("user-id").Authentication().Requirements().Patch(context.Background(), requestBody, nil)

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.


// Code snippets are only available for the latest version. Current version is 6.x

GraphServiceClient graphClient = new GraphServiceClient(requestAdapter);

StrongAuthenticationRequirements strongAuthenticationRequirements = new StrongAuthenticationRequirements();
strongAuthenticationRequirements.setPerUserMfaState(PerUserMfaState.Disabled);
StrongAuthenticationRequirements result = graphClient.users().byUserId("{user-id}").authentication().requirements().patch(strongAuthenticationRequirements);

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.


const options = {
	authProvider,
};

const client = Client.init(options);

const strongAuthenticationRequirements = {
  perUserMfaState: 'disabled'
};

await client.api('/users/071cc716-8147-4397-a5ba-b2105951cc0b/authentication/requirements')
	.version('beta')
	.update(strongAuthenticationRequirements);

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.


<?php
use Microsoft\Graph\Beta\GraphServiceClient;
use Microsoft\Graph\Beta\Generated\Models\StrongAuthenticationRequirements;
use Microsoft\Graph\Beta\Generated\Models\PerUserMfaState;


$graphServiceClient = new GraphServiceClient($tokenRequestContext, $scopes);

$requestBody = new StrongAuthenticationRequirements();
$requestBody->setPerUserMfaState(new PerUserMfaState('disabled'));

$result = $graphServiceClient->users()->byUserId('user-id')->authentication()->requirements()->patch($requestBody)->wait();

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.


Import-Module Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Identity.SignIns

$params = @{
	perUserMfaState = "disabled"
}

Update-MgBetaUserAuthenticationRequirement -UserId $userId -BodyParameter $params

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.


# Code snippets are only available for the latest version. Current version is 1.x
from msgraph_beta import GraphServiceClient
from msgraph_beta.generated.models.strong_authentication_requirements import StrongAuthenticationRequirements
from msgraph_beta.generated.models.per_user_mfa_state import PerUserMfaState
# To initialize your graph_client, see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/sdks/create-client?from=snippets&tabs=python
request_body = StrongAuthenticationRequirements(
	per_user_mfa_state = PerUserMfaState.Disabled,
)

result = await graph_client.users.by_user_id('user-id').authentication.requirements.patch(request_body)

Important

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.

Response

HTTP/1.1 204 No Content

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Update authentication method states

Permissions

Permissions to update system-preferred MFA

Permissions to update per-user MFA state

Permissions acting on self

Permissions acting on others

HTTP request

Request headers

Request body

Response

Examples

Example 1: Update a user's system-preferred MFA method

Request

Response

Example 2: Update a user's MFA state

Request

Response

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