
Purchase Azure AD Premium or even the full boat of EMS Licensing–effectively bundling MFA together with a bunch of other cool features. Purchase Azure MFA licensing separately. Create a Multi-Factor Authentication Provider in the Azure portal and link it to your directory (you will be charged against your Azure subscription per user or per authentication–your choice). You can get started with the extra “bells and whistles” in one of three ways: MFA for on-premises applications using MFA server. Customization of caller ID for phone calls. Admin control over authentication methods. Here are the additional features you will get: If you want to take this even further–for example, by enabling multi-factor authentication for your on-premises applications, or by getting fraud alerts and other handy reporting, then you can consider moving into a full Azure MFA subscription. App passwords for clients that don’t support MFA. Administrators can protect accounts with MFA. It’s a great way to add an extra layer of security to your cloud-based applications. Here are the features included with MFA for Office 365: Microsoft 365 will ask for your mobile number, then send you an SMS message containing a 6-digit code to verify your device.I have previously described MFA for Office 365. 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. Sign in to Microsoft 365 with your work or school account with your password like you normally do. 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.