You will then arrive on the page called Additional Security Verification asking you which security method you would like to use.Ħ.

Your IT Administrator will already have enabled 2FA on your company user account, so you should receive the following prompt asking you to setup 2FA.ĥ.

Log into Office 365 online with your company email address and password.

Using your computer, open a browser and navigate to.

Step 2 – Access Office 365 user account online Once download is complete, a new app icon will have appeared on your phone called Authenticator. Download the Microsoft Authenticator app to your phone.ģ. The search results should have found the following apps:Ģ.

Navigate to your phones App Store and search for Microsoft Authenticator app.

Questions provide additional information and how to sort out things when they go wrong. Step 5 – Login to Office 365 account using 2FA Step 4 – Save Microsoft Authenticator App Password Step 3 – Configure the Microsoft Authenticator App Step 1 – Download Microsoft Authenticator app to your mobile device

These instructions take you through the following steps, it is important that all these steps are followed. To host the Authenticator app, and a mobile phone number for additional security purposes To access your Office 365 mailbox via a web browser You will need your: Company Email password for your Office 365 mailbox You can use the instructions below to enable Office 365 two factor authorisation (2FA), and how to use the Microsoft Authenticator App for 2FA. How do I enable Office 365 2FA on my user account? Log in to your 2FA enabled Office 365 mailbox would then require both your username and password and this constantly changing 6 digit code.

The steps below installs a 6-digit random number generator to your mobile phone (‘something you have’), and which changes every 30 seconds. With 2FA enabled on your Office 365 mailbox, knowledge of your username and password alone (be that accidental or deliberate) would not be enough to access your mail. To gain access to a 2FA enabled resource you need your password and a second piece of evidence to prove your identity, either ‘something you have’ (such as a secure token, mobile phone device or keycard) or ‘something you are’ (such as your fingerprint, iris or your voice). Without 2FA enabled on your Office 365 mailbox, anyone who has knowledge of your username and password would be able to access and misuse your mailbox identity. Why do I need to add 2FA to my Office 365 user account?

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