Microsoft Defender for Home, Health, Settings
Accessibility Conformance Report published by Microsoft
Conformance by level
Reported by the vendor. WCAG Level AA is the benchmark referenced by ADA Title II, Section 508 and the European Accessibility Act; Level AAA is optional and often left unevaluated.
Level A — 32 criteria
- Supports
- 20
- Partially supports
- 6
- Does not support
- 0
- Not applicable
- 6
- Not evaluated
- 0
Level AA — 24 criteria
- Supports
- 12
- Partially supports
- 9
- Does not support
- 0
- Not applicable
- 3
- Not evaluated
- 0
Level AAA — 31 criteria
- Supports
- 0
- Partially supports
- 0
- Does not support
- 0
- Not applicable
- 0
- Not evaluated
- 31
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All reported criteria (87)
| Criterion | Name | Level | Conformance | Remarks from vendor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1.1 | Non-text Content | A | Partially Supports | A decorative icon is placed in a separate column on the Settings page in the Microsoft Defender portal, causing screen readers to focus on it unnecessarily. |
| 1.2.1 | Audio-only and Video-only (Prerecorded) | A | Not Applicable | |
| 1.2.2 | Captions (Prerecorded) | A | Not Applicable | |
| 1.2.3 | Audio Description or Media Alternative (Prerecorded) | A | Not Applicable | |
| 1.3.1 | Info and Relationships | A | Partially Supports | 1) The “Applied filters” label in Microsoft Defender General Security Reports is not associated with the group of filter tags, causing screen readers to miss it.2) The “Employees” label in Microsoft Defender Permissions & Roles is not associated with the combo edit field in the “Add Assignment” dialog, causing screen readers to miss it.3) The “Top metrics” info-icon in the SOC Optimization card on the Microsoft Defender Home page does not expose its content, causing screen readers to skip it.4) Screen reader is not reading the X-axis data of the graph/chart while navigating points in Microsoft Defender Home5) Heading “Next steps” is not programmatically defined under heading in Microsoft Defender Permissions & Roles6) Message “There are no Azure AD groups available” and “To limit access to the device group…” announced repeatedly on adding or removing selected group in User Access step in Microsoft Defender Permissions & Roles – Device Group |
| 1.3.2 | Meaningful Sequence | A | Supports | |
| 1.3.3 | Sensory Characteristics | A | Supports | |
| 1.4.1 | Use of Color | A | Supports | |
| 1.4.2 | Audio Control | A | Not Applicable | |
| 2.1.1 | Keyboard | A | Partially Supports | 1) In Microsoft Defender Permissions & Roles, the table row content is truncated at 400% zoom because the table headers cannot be dragged using the keyboard.2) In Microsoft Defender Permissions & Roles, keyboard users cannot see the full content in the Assignments section at 400% zoom.3) At 400% zoom, controls present in 'add new guidebook' are not accessible through keyboard in custom guidebooks in copilot in defender in settings page of Microsoft Defender4) In Microsoft Defender Permissions & Roles, "Add new assignment" button on the table flyout is not accessible with keyboard whereas it is accessible with mouse.5) In Microsoft Defender Permissions & Roles, Keyboard users cannot see the entire table row data under "Description" table header.6) In Microsoft Defender Permissions & Roles, Table headers are not draggable with keyboard, whereas the draggable control is accessible with mouse at 'Roles' page. |
| 2.1.2 | No Keyboard Trap | A | Supports | |
| 2.1.4 | Character Key Shortcuts | A | Supports | |
| 2.2.1 | Timing Adjustable | A | Supports | |
| 2.2.2 | Pause, Stop, Hide | A | Supports | |
| 2.3.1 | Three Flashes or Below Threshold | A | Supports | |
| 2.4.1 | Bypass Blocks | A | Supports | |
| 2.4.2 | Page Titled | A | Supports | |
| 2.4.3 | Focus Order | A | Partially Supports | 1) In Microsoft Defender Permissions & Roles – Device Group, keyboard focus is lost after saving the increasing/decreasing rank dialog on the Device Group page.2) In Microsoft Defender Permissions & Roles, activating the “Apply” button causes keyboard focus to move out of the UI in the Security Operations, Security Posture, and Authorization and Settings dialogs.3) At 400% zoom, Incorrect focus order is observed after selecting any tab in guidebooks section in custom guidebooks page in Copilot defender of Settings page in Microsoft Defender.4) Keyboard focus loss is observed, and further tab key focus moves out of the UI on deleting the table row in Microsoft Defender Permissions & Roles5) On adding any users in the Employees combo edit field, the keyboard focus does not land back on the combo edit field itself in Microsoft Defender Permissions & Roles6) On closing the delete dialog with Esc/Delete/Cancel button, keyboard focus moves out of the UI in Microsoft Defender Permissions & Roles |
| 2.4.4 | Link Purpose (In Context) | A | Supports | |
| 2.5.1 | Pointer Gestures | A | Supports | |
| 2.5.2 | Pointer Cancellation | A | Supports | |
| 2.5.3 | Label in Name | A | Supports | |
| 2.5.4 | Motion Actuation | A | Not Applicable | |
| 3.1.1 | Language of Page | A | Supports | |
| 3.2.1 | On Focus | A | Supports | |
| 3.2.2 | On Input | A | Supports | |
| 3.2.6 | Consistent Help | A | Supports | |
| 3.3.1 | Error Identification | A | Partially Supports | In Microsoft Defender Permissions & Roles – Device Group, no error is shown when invalid values are entered in the Promote/Demote Rank dialog. |
| 3.3.2 | Labels or Instructions | A | Supports | |
| 3.3.7 | Redundant Entry | A | Supports | |
| 4.1.1 | Parsing | A | Not Applicable | |
| 4.1.2 | Name, Role, Value | A | Partially Supports | 1) In the Microsoft Defender Home Security News Feed card, info links do not have discernible text.2) In Microsoft Defender Permissions & Roles, the full placeholder text is incorrectly announced as the name for the “Remove” buttons in the Employees combo edit field.3) In Microsoft Defender Permissions & Roles – Device Group, the edit field in the Increase Rank By… dialog does not have labels for all form elements.4) In Microsoft Defender Permissions & Roles – Activation Wizard, combo boxes in table rows do not have accessible names. |
| 1.2.4 | Captions (Live) | AA | Not Applicable | |
| 1.2.5 | Audio Description (Prerecorded) | AA | Not Applicable | |
| 1.3.4 | Orientation | AA | Supports | |
| 1.3.5 | Identify Input Purpose | AA | Supports | |
| 1.4.3 | Contrast (Minimum) | AA | Partially Supports | 1) In Microsoft Defender Permissions & Roles – Device Group, the Device Group status message has a 1.3:1 contrast ratio in High Contrast Aquatic mode, which is below the required 4.5:1.2) In Microsoft Defender Permissions & Roles, the Learn more link in the dialog has a 3.12:1 contrast ratio in dark mode, which is below the required level.3) In Microsoft Defender Permissions & Roles – Device Group, the Device group status message has a 1.3:1 contrast ratio in High Contrast Aquatic mode, which is below the required level.4) On the Microsoft Defender Home page, the graph axis label has a 3.20:1 contrast ratio in dark mode, which is below the required level.5) On the Microsoft Defender Home page, the text “Score last calculated 09/15” in the Microsoft Secure Score card has a 3.64:1 contrast ratio, which is below the required level.6) On the Microsoft Defender Home page, the placeholder text in the “What did you like” edit field in the feedback dialog has a 1.51:1 contrast ratio, which is below the required level.7) On the Microsoft Defender Home page, the text “Microsoft may contact you at…Privacy statement.” in the feedback dialog has a 2.58:1 contrast ratio, which is below the required level.8) In Microsoft Defender Permissions & Roles – Device Group, the text in the selected table row has a 1.7:1 contrast ratio in High Contrast Desert mode, which is below the required level.9) In the Microsoft Defender Home security news feed card, the link contrast ratio is 2.8:1, which is below the required level.10) In Microsoft Defender Permissions & Roles – Device Group, the text in the selected table row has a 1.7:1 contrast ratio in High Contrast Desert mode, which is below the required 4.5:1. |
| 1.4.4 | Resize text | AA | Partially Supports | In Microsoft Defender Permissions & Roles – Device Group, the ‘Delete’ button and the ‘1 of 35 selected’ info text overlap in the command bar at 200% zoom. |
| 1.4.5 | Images of Text | AA | Supports | |
| 1.4.10 | Reflow | AA | Partially Supports | 1) In Microsoft Defender General Security Reports, the “18 items” text is truncated at 400% zoom in reflow mode, and the “Group by category” button text overlaps its boundary and the keyboard focus indicator.2) In Microsoft Defender Permissions & Roles, the placeholder text in the Employees combo edit field is truncated at 400% zoom in reflow mode. |
| 1.4.11 | Non-text Contrast | AA | Partially Supports | 1) In Microsoft Defender Permissions & Roles, the keyboard focus border, indicator, and dots on the Actions menu in the focused table row have insufficient contrast in high-contrast themes. |
| 1.4.12 | Text Spacing | AA | Partially Supports | 1) In Microsoft Defender Permissions & Roles – Device Group, applying text spacing causes the checkbox list items in the “OS value” combo box to become truncated.2) In Microsoft Defender Permissions & Roles, applying text spacing causes table row content to truncate, preventing keyboard users from seeing the full data while navigating. |
| 1.4.13 | Content on Hover or Focus | AA | Supports | |
| 2.4.5 | Multiple Ways | AA | Supports | |
| 2.4.6 | Headings and Labels | AA | Supports | |
| 2.4.7 | Focus Visible | AA | Partially Supports | In high contrast modes, four-side clear focus indicator is not visible on the menu item checkboxes when all are in selected state at the “Data sources” section in Microsoft Defender Permissions & Roles |
| 2.4.11 | Focus Not Obscured (Minimum) | AA | Partially Supports | 1) In Microsoft Defender Permissions & Roles, the keyboard-focused menu item at the Employees combo edit field is not visible on the screen during forward navigation at 400% zoom in reflow mode.2) In the Microsoft Defender General Security Reports Device Compliance card, some keyboard-focused legends are not fully visible at 400% zoom in reflow mode, causing the focus indicator to appear only partially. |
| 2.5.7 | Dragging Movements | AA | Partially Supports | In Microsoft Defender Permissions & Roles, a single-pointer alternative is not provided for the table headers on the Choose Permissions page. |
| 2.5.8 | Target Size (Minimum) | AA | Supports | |
| 3.1.2 | Language of Parts | AA | Supports | |
| 3.2.3 | Consistent Navigation | AA | Supports | |
| 3.2.4 | Consistent Identification | AA | Supports | |
| 3.3.3 | Error Suggestion | AA | Supports | |
| 3.3.4 | Error Prevention (Legal, Financial, Data) | AA | Not Applicable | |
| 3.3.8 | Accessible Authentication (Minimum) | AA | Supports | |
| 4.1.3 | Status Messages | AA | Partially Supports | 1) In Microsoft Defender Permissions & Roles – Device Group, activating the “Show Preview” button in the Preview Devices step does not cause the screen reader to announce the loading status or the “4 items found” information.2) The screen reader does not announce the status message after feedback is submitted in Custom guidebooks in copilot defender of Settings page in Microsoft defender. |
| 1.2.6 | Sign Language (Prerecorded) | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 1.2.7 | Extended Audio Description (Prerecorded) | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 1.2.8 | Media Alternative (Prerecorded) | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 1.2.9 | Audio-only (Live) | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 1.3.6 | Identify Purpose | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 1.4.6 | Contrast (Enhanced) | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 1.4.7 | Low or No Background Audio | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 1.4.8 | Visual Presentation | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 1.4.9 | Images of Text (No Exception) | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 2.1.3 | Keyboard (No Exception) | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 2.2.3 | No Timing | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 2.2.4 | Interruptions | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 2.2.5 | Re-authenticating | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 2.2.6 | Timeouts | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 2.3.2 | Three Flashes | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 2.3.3 | Animation from Interactions | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 2.4.8 | Location | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 2.4.9 | Link Purpose (Link Only) | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 2.4.10 | Section Headings | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 2.4.12 | Focus Not Obscured (Enhanced) | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 2.4.13 | Focus Appearance | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 2.5.5 | Target Size | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 2.5.6 | Concurrent Input Mechanisms | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 3.1.3 | Unusual Words | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 3.1.4 | Abbreviations | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 3.1.5 | Reading Level | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 3.1.6 | Pronunciation | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 3.2.5 | Change on Request | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 3.3.5 | Help | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 3.3.6 | Error Prevention (All) | AAA | Not Evaluated | |
| 3.3.9 | Accessible Authentication (Enhanced) | AAA | Not Evaluated |
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