Shortcut to MFA with Office 365: https://account.activedirectory.windowsazure.com/Proofup.aspx


MFA means that in order to enter an account you must have more than one piece of your account’s security information. This is similar to going to the DMV and providing a birth certificate and a current bill. In the cyber world we general require something you have and something you know. Microsoft took this one step further with biometrics.

 

“Windows Hello for Business is two-factor authentication based the observed authentication factors of: something you have, something you know, and something part of you. Windows Hello for Business incorporates two of these factors: something you have (the user's private key protected by the device's security module) and something you know (your PIN). With the proper hardware, you can enhance the user experience by introducing biometrics. Using biometrics, you can replace the "something you know" authentication factor with the "something that is part of you" factor, with the assurances that users can fall back to the "something you know factor".”


 

Step 1:

Please go to: https://myapps.microsoft.com/

Select your account settings by clicking

 

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Step 2:

Click Additional security verification

 

Step 3:

Download and setup MFA App from Microsoft

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/multi-factor-authentication/end-user/microsoft-authenticator-app-how-to

 

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Step 4:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/multi-factor-authentication/end-user/microsoft-authenticator-app-how-to

Select “Use verification code from app” or "Notify me through the app"

HIGHLY recommended: Setup both the app and an authentication phone number as a backup.

 

 

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