This means that you will be required to set up MFA if you are accessing Office 365 Creative Cloud/Office 365 applications and your new Office 365 mailbox from outside the college. phone.)ĭue to the ongoing threat of internet based data breaches, it is a requirement at Concord College that MFA is enabled when accessing Office 365 enabled applications outside of the confines of the internal network to protect Staff and Student Office 365 linked user accounts. To set up the Microsoft Authenticator app Sign in to your work or school account and then go to your My Account portal. When logging in with MFA, you must supply your username/password AND additionally prove that you are in possession of a trusted device (i.e. The two methods that are commonly used to prove your identity are your username and password along with a unique item that you have (e.g mobile phone). MFA differs from using only a traditional username and password in that it also requires confirmation of the device that you are accessing your account from. MFA effectively makes it far more difficult for hackers to access your account, thus providing a further layer of protection for your data. Microsoft 365 will ask for your mobile number, then send you an SMS message containing a 6-digit code to verify your device.Multi-Factor Authentication (otherwise known as MFA or ‘two-step verification’) is a security feature included with Office 365 that protects your Office 365 account. If you would rather use SMS messages sent to your phone instead, select I want to set up a different method. If you don't have it installed there is a link provided to download it. If you have it installed on your mobile device, select Next and follow the prompts to add this account. The default authentication method is to use the free Microsoft Authenticator app. After you choose Sign in, you'll be prompted for more information. After an hour to-ing and fro-ing where they seemed more concerned with the fact the account 'is now secure and this wont happen again' and trying to upsell me to Azure AD Premium, I managed to get them to show me how to find sign-in audit logs in Azure. Sign in to Microsoft 365 with your work or school account with your password like you normally do. After doing the usual checks, password reset, malware scan etc I got MS involved.
For example, you first enter your password and, when prompted, you also type a dynamically generated verification code provided by an authenticator app or sent to your phone. Tip: Want to know more about multi-factor authentication? See What is: Multifactor authentication.īy setting up MFA, you add an extra layer of security to your Microsoft 365 account sign-in.
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