title	Update authenticationStrengthPolicy
description	Update the properties of an authenticationStrengthPolicy object.
author	InbarckMS
ms.reviewer	conditionalaccesspm
ms.localizationpriority	medium
ms.subservice	entra-sign-in
doc_type	apiPageType
ms.date	04/05/2024

Update authenticationStrengthPolicy

Namespace: microsoft.graph

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Update the properties of an authenticationStrengthPolicy object. You cannot update the allowed auth method combinations using this request. To do so, use the Update allowed combinations action.

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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.

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HTTP request

PATCH /policies/authenticationStrengthPolicies/{authenticationStrengthPolicyId}

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
displayName	String	The display name of the policy to be created. Optional.
description	String	The description of the policy to be created. Optional.

Response

If successful, this method returns a 204 NO CONTENT response code.

Examples

Request

The following example shows a request.

HTTP

PATCH https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/policies/authenticationStrengthPolicies/a34a4c89-c5bf-4c0b-927d-adc396bf1f19
Content-Type: application/json
Content-length: 239

{
  "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.authenticationStrengthPolicy",
  "displayName": "FIDO2 only",
  "description": "An auth strength allowing only FIDO2 security keys."
}