Microsoft Defender for Identity
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
- 22
- Partially supports
- 4
- Does not support
- 0
- Not applicable
- 6
- Not evaluated
- 0
Level AA — 24 criteria
- Supports
- 17
- Partially supports
- 4
- 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 | - Screen reader does not announce 'opens in a new tab' information for the 'view messages' link in Timeline in user page in Microsoft Defender page. |
| 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 | - Screen reader fails to announce tooltip information for 'Data Sensitivity: Highly Confidential' tag in 'Client' dialog in Timeline in User page in Microsoft Defender page.- Screen reader may provide incorrect instruction when focusing on 'Organization chart' in 'Service accounts' tab in Timeline in User page in Microsoft Defender page. |
| 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) Tooltip for "Off" Status in "Active" Column Is Not Accessible via Keyboard in Policies tab of the User page in Microsoft Defender page.2) The data in the ‘User last seen’ column is truncated in the ‘Associated interactive logon devices (last 30 days)’ table on the Overview tab of the User page in Microsoft Defender.3) Keyboard users cannot see entire text present in table headers, at 100% mode on the Observed in Organization tab of the User page in Microsoft Defender.4) Ensure elements that have scrollable content are accessible by keyboard for active alerts table on the Observed in Organization tab of the User page in Microsoft Defender |
| 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) Keyboard focus is moving to out of the UI after closing the 'device value' dialog on the Timeline tab of the User page in Microsoft Defender.2) Keyboard focus loss is observed after activating 'Activate servers' control on the Sensors tab of the MDI Settings in Microsoft Defender.3) Keyboard focus loss is observed on removing the table row present in 'Users' tab on the Global excluded entities of the MDI Settings in Microsoft Defender. |
| 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 | Supports | |
| 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 | Supports | |
| 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 | - In dark mode, the 'Learn more about Isolate devices from the network' link may have a contrast ratio lower than the required 4.5:1, measuring at 3.3:1 in Timeline in User page in Microsoft Defender page. |
| 1.4.4 | Resize text | AA | Supports | |
| 1.4.5 | Images of Text | AA | Supports | |
| 1.4.10 | Reflow | AA | Partially Supports | 1) At 400% zoom, table headers are getting truncated present in 'policies' tab in Identities page in Microsoft Defender page.2) At 400% zoom, table rows data is not visible fully visible in Observed in organization tab in User page in Microsoft Defender page. |
| 1.4.11 | Non-text Contrast | AA | Partially Supports | - Keyboard focus indicator is not visible on links within tables in high contrast modes, impacting accessibility for users requiring clear visual cues in observed in organization tab in user page in Microsoft Defender page. |
| 1.4.12 | Text Spacing | AA | Supports | |
| 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 | Supports | |
| 2.4.11 | Focus Not Obscured (Minimum) | AA | Supports | |
| 2.5.7 | Dragging Movements | AA | Supports | |
| 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) Screen reader fails to announce the status message 'No results match the specified search or filter criteria' observed for Invalid search in 'Active Directory Service Accounts' webpage on the Service Account tab of the user page in Microsoft Defender.2) Screen reader is not announcing the status message after activating 'Reset manual selection/save' button present in set criticality dialog on the Timeline tab of the user page in Microsoft Defender.3) Screen reader is not announcing ‘Loading’ information after activating table row present in 'Identities' table of the Identities page in Microsoft Defender.4) Screen Reader fails to announce 'No search result found' information for an invalid search on the Observed in Organization of the User 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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