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How should security teams prevent MFA downgrade attacks in mixed authentication estates?

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By NHI Mgmt Group Editorial Team Updated June 11, 2026 Domain: Authentication, Authorisation & Trust

Start by identifying every allowed sign-in method per application and per user class. Then remove unused or weaker options, especially for privileged access and sensitive workloads. The goal is not to add more MFA choices, but to narrow the set until users cannot be silently pushed from phishing-resistant methods to phishable fallbacks.

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Reviewed and updated by the NHIMG editorial team on June 11, 2026.
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