Push to Verify Using the Microsoft Authenticator App

Posted by cheesehead1996@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 42 comments

I'm looking for a good way for our helpdesk to verify a user's identity prior to completing a password reset. In my past life, we had Duo, and this was a native feature.

At my current gig, we use Microsoft Authenticator. I'm trying to find a way to send push notifications via the Microsoft Authenticator app. I spent a good bit of time trying to replicate the approach shown here (https://www.cyberdrain.com/automating-with-powershell-sending-mfa-push-messages-to-users/), but it's a few years old and relies on a lot of deprecated methods. Also, it seems more geared towards MSPs with delegated tenant access, which I am not.

Has anyone found a way to implement something like this lately? Or if not, does anyone have suggestions for a better way to go about the key goal of verifying end users prior to password resets?