The next step is a control question to verify that you have downloaded the Microsoft Authenticator app.Select Add a method and select Authenticator app from the list that appear.If neccessary, log in with your GU credentials:

On your computer, go to the webpage below.

You must now specify the settings for multi-factor authentication on your computer. More information on how it works to install the physical security key (Yubikey) is found under 'Install MFA with physical key to computer'.Ĭontact Service Desk through the form below if you need help with starting up MFA: The guide below is also available as a pdf:Īctivating MFA with the app Microsoft Authenticator Activate multi-factor authentication for your GU-account in Microsoft.Connect the app to your GU-account in Microsoft.Install the Microsoft Authenticator app on your phone.The installation is carried out in three steps and takes about five to ten minutes: To install the app Microsoft Authenticator and activate MFA for your user account, you need to be at work (at the university network) with a computer and a mobile phone (smartphone). The key is suitable for Windows computers but has limited functionality on Mac computers. The easiest way to log into Microsofts services when working remotely is through a mobile app, Microsoft Authenticator. The app can be installed both on a mobile phone provided by your employer and on a private phone. For those who for some reason cannot use the app, an alternative using a physical security key (a so-called Yubikey). If you are within Chalmers premises, you do not need to log in via MFA as this network is marked as trusted.Īll employees are advised to activate MFA for Microsoft as soon as possible. This means that you need to authenticate yourself when working remotely and are using Microsoft services (such as email, SharePoint, OneDrive and Teams). In the spring of 2023, the university will introduce MFA when you log into Microsoft's services and are outside the university's fixed and wireless network. This is to verify that it is the right person logging in. Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is a method for logging in using two steps.

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