Microsoft will mandate Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) for Azure CLI, PowerShell, and APIs starting Oct 1, 2025, to enhance security for developers.

Starting in October, Microsoft will enforce multi-factor authentication (MFA) for all Azure resource management actions to protect Azure clients from unauthorized access attempts.

Microsoft will mandate MFA for Azure portal, Entra admin center, Intune admin center, Azure CLI, PowerShell, IaC tools.

Next, in early 2025, MFA enforcement will expand to include sign-ins for Azure CLI, Azure PowerShell, Azure mobile app, and IaC tools. To prepare for the new policy, Microsoft has started issuing ...

With all the prerequisites in place, install the Azure Developer CLI via PowerShell on Windows or curl on macOS and Linux.

The new Azure Cloud Shell brings a full Bash shell to the Portal, with support for Microsoft’s own PowerShell coming later. Access to this shell is also available in the Azure mobile apps.