Adding Multiple 365 MFA Methods

This guide is intended to show you how to setup multiple multifactor authentications for Microsoft 365. This is often a requirement for Self Service password reset, as per this guide.

Get signed in

First you will need to browse to https://office.com and login with your normal 365 email & password.

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Taking you through it

If you have not setup at least two methods of authentication and your company requires it, you will be presented with a screen like this.

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Got your number 

You will now be required to enter a mobile phone number that will be used if you ever need to reset your password.

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Let's see what you've got

Once setup this will present your methods of multifactor authentication available to you

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Making sure it works

By browsing and logging into https://mysignins.microsoft.com/security-info you can then see how many and which numbers / emails / devices you currently have setup for multifactor authentication

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From here you can remove old devices protecting your account.

 
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Adding more methods

If you want to add any more methods to better protect yourself, or prepare for your company enforcing at least two methods as a requirement you can do this by clicking on ‘Add sign-in method’ and repeating the process.

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Finished!

Now you’ve setup multiple forms of multifactor authentication protecting your account for cyber threats even further.