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MFA Won't Save You From OAuth Consent Abuse

MFA is essential, but it cannot replace OAuth governance, least-privilege scopes, consent monitoring, and rapid revocation.

Attackers can gain persistent software-as-a-service (SaaS) access through a single convincing consent prompt, without needing passwords or malware.

Security teams have long treated multifactor authentication (MFA) as a strong signal that an account is protected. That thinking is understandable, but it's incomplete. MFA secures authentication. It does not control what users are allowed to authorize after they log in. More here

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