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Feature request: Debug-AzStorageAccountAuth could check the MFA exception requirement to be more thorough

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Description

I had an issue with configuring SMB for Entra Id Kerberos, and was using Debug-AzStorageAccountAuth to help identify issues. I was getting this error

> New-PSDrive : The system cannot contact a domain controller to service the authentication request. Please try again later

when trying to map a drive to the share that was setup correctly as per documentation with one exception: the sub had a Conditional Access Policy that overrode the exception I had placed per documentation to except MFA for this storage account.

Perhaps this is a known loophole where no check is possible through powershell, but if not, I think it fits in the processing this command does, and there is at least one person who has been tripped up by the red herring error message - ME. Regardless, it would make the set of checks more thorough, I think.

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Research direction

Start at Debug-AzStorageAccountAuth and review its existing checks alongside the Azure Files Entra ID Kerberos and MFA-exception documentation referenced in the report. Determine whether PowerShell can inspect the Conditional Access exception; done means the command reports this requirement reliably or clearly records that it cannot be checked.

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Assessment

Tech stack
azure, powershell
Domain
authentication, cloud
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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