Microsoft Entra

1. Navigate to Microsoft’s Security Info page

2. The first time an account logs in to this page, depending on the security settings of the Entra tenant it should be prompted to add multifactor authentication methods.

3. Microsoft will default to supporting Microsoft Authenticator, but it is also possible to use other authenticators if your organization has a preference.

Microsoft Authenticator

1. Visit the relevant app store to download & install the Microsoft Authenticator app on your phone.

2. Click Next to proceed with setting up Microsoft Authenticator

3. On your phone, launch the Microsoft Authenticator app & click the plus sign at the top-right to add a new account.

4. Choose “Work or school account”, then “Scan a QR code”

5. On the computer, click Next to display the QR code. Note that the QR code expires after a couple of minutes.

6. After scanning the QR code, the Microsoft Authenticator app will show a message that the account has been successfully added and you should see a new entry in the list of registered accounts.

7. On the computer, click Next to proceed to trigger a Microsoft Authenticator prompt to validate the successful setup.

8. Type the displayed number into Microsoft Authenticator

9. Once successfully authenticated, you will see a success screen

10. Congratulations, your account is now secured against password theft & re-use!

1Password One Time Password

1. Click the “Set up a different authentication app” option

2. Create a 1Password entry for this account, then click Next

3. When prompted to scan the QR code, if you have the 1Password browser extension installed you can simply open the browser extension while the QR code is displayed. Clicking the 3 dots menu in the top right of the 1Password entry will allow you to scan the QR code & automatically add a rotating One Time Password to the 1Password entry

4. Alternatively, if you don’t have the browser extension installed, click the “Can’t scan the QR code” option to generate a code that you can type in

5. Edit the 1Password entry to add a “One-Time Password” field & paste in the secret key from the previous step

6. Once you save the 1Password entry, you should now have a rotating code that will serve as your MFA code

7. You’ll be prompted to enter one of these rotating codes to confirm that everything is synced

8. Once successfully authenticated, you will see a success screen

9. Congratulations, your account is now secured against password theft & re-use!

Google Authenticator

1. Visit the relevant app store to download & install the Google Authenticator app on your phone.

2. Click the “Set up a different authentication app” option

3. On your phone, launch the Google Authenticator app & click the plus sign at the lower-right to add a new account. Choose the “Scan a QR code” option

4. On the computer, click Next to display the QR code. Note that the QR code expires after a couple of minutes.

5. After scanning the QR code, you should see a new entry in the list of registered accounts.

6. On the computer, click Next to trigger a prompt for the rotating passcode

7. Once successfully authenticated, you will see a success screen

8. Congratulations, your account is now secured against password theft & re-use!

Google

1. Navigate to the Google account Security & sign-in screen

2. Click the “2-Step Verification” button in the center. This will trigger a re-authentication, after which you will then be presented with a list of all currently registered authentication methods (basic account password is not listed)

3. Click Authenticator to generate a QR code which can be input into the authenticator of your choice.

Google Authenticator

1. Visit the relevant app store to download & install the Google Authenticator app on your phone.

2. On your phone, launch the Google Authenticator app & click the plus sign at the lower-right to add a new account. Choose the “Scan a QR code” option

3. After scanning the QR code, you should see a new entry in the list of registered accounts.

4. Click Next to proceed to the code prompt

5. Enter the current code displayed by the Google Authenticator app for this account & click Verify

6. Once successfully authenticated, you will see a notice that the Authenticator has been added

7. Congratulations, your account is now secured against password theft & re-use!

1Password One Time Password

1. Create a 1Password entry for this account

2. When prompted to scan the QR code, if you have the 1Password browser extension installed you can simply open the browser extension while the QR code is displayed. Clicking the 3 dots menu in the top right of the 1Password entry will allow you to scan the QR code & automatically add a rotating One Time Password to the 1Password entry

3. Alternatively, if you don’t have the browser extension installed, click the “Can’t scan it?” option to generate a code that you can type in

4. Edit the 1Password entry to add a “One-Time Password” field & paste in the secret key from the previous step

5. Once you save the 1Password entry, you should now have a rotating code that will serve as your MFA code

6. Click Next to proceed to the code prompt

7. Enter the current code displayed in the 1Password entry for this account & click Verify. If you have the 1Password browser extension installed, you can use the 1Password option at the right side of the code box to select the relevant account & automatically fill in the current code

8. Once successfully authenticated, you will see a notice that the Authenticator has been added

9. Congratulations, your account is now secured against password theft & re-use!

Microsoft Authenticator

1. Visit the relevant app store to download & install the Microsoft Authenticator app on your phone.

2. On your phone, launch the Microsoft Authenticator app & click the plus sign at the top-right to add a new account.

3. Choose “Work or school account”, then “Scan a QR code”

4. After scanning the QR code you should see a new entry in the list of registered accounts.

5. Click Next to proceed to the code prompt

6. Enter the current code displayed by the Microsoft Authenticator app for this account & click Verify

7. Once successfully authenticated, you will see a notice that the Authenticator has been added

8. Congratulations, your account is now secured against password theft & re-use!