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Exam Ref AZ-104 Microsoft Azure Administrator Certification and Beyond
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Microsoft Entra ID SSPR allows users to reset their own passwords without the need to contact IT support or administrators. With SSPR, users can verify their identity using different methods, such as email, text message, or a mobile app notification, and reset their password without any help. This feature is not only convenient for end users but also reduces the workload for IT support, increases security by ensuring that users have strong passwords, and saves time and resources. SSPR is an essential feature for any organization that wants to improve user productivity and reduce IT costs.
There are several things to keep in mind when considering implementing this feature in your organization:
Overall, implementing Microsoft Entra ID SSPR can be a useful and convenient tool for both users and IT administrators. However, it’s important to carefully consider the requirements and characteristics of this feature before enabling it for your organization.
Next, we will explore how to configure SSPR for your users.
By enabling SSPR for your users, they are able to change their passwords automatically without calling the help desk. This can significantly eliminate the management overhead.
Note
The Microsoft Entra free-tier license only supports cloud users for SSPR, and only password change is supported, not a password reset.
SSPR can be easily enabled from the Azure portal. To do this, perform the following steps:
Microsoft
Entra ID
.Manage
context, select Password reset
, as follows:Figure 2.48: The Password reset blade
Password reset
blade, you can enable SSPR for all your users by selecting All
; for selected users and groups, select Selected
. For this demonstration, enable it for all users, and then click on Save
in the top-level menu, as follows:Figure 2.49: SSPR
Manage
context from the left menu, select Authentication methods
.Figure 2.50: Authentication methods for a password reset
Save
at the top of the screen. If you want to test SSPR after configuration, make sure that you use a user account without administrator privileges.Note
You are encouraged to read further by using the following links:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/authentication/concept-sspr-howitworks
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/authentication/tutorial-enable-sspr