title	Update authentication method states
description	Update the properties of a user's authentication states, such as their sign-in preferences (system-preferred MFA) and per-user MFA state.
author	jpettere
ms.reviewer	intelligentaccesspm
ms.localizationpriority	medium
ms.subservice	entra-sign-in
doc_type	apiPageType
ms.date	10/22/2024

Update authentication method states

Namespace: microsoft.graph

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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)

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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

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Permissions to update per-user MFA state

Permissions acting on self

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Permissions acting on others

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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

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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

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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.

HTTP

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

{
  "userPreferredMethodForSecondaryAuthentication": "oath"
}

C#

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Go

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Response

HTTP/1.1 204 No Content

Example 2: Update a user's MFA state

Request

The following example shows a request.

HTTP

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

{
  "perUserMfaState": "disabled"
}