Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
The university introduces multi-factor authentication for M365. If two-step verification is active, you receive a security code every time you log in on a device other than your trusted devices. Multi-factor authentication enables users to better protect their account and reduce the risk of unauthorized access to their data.
FAQs
How do I activate multi-factor authentication?
- Open the security info in your Microsoft account.
- Select + Add sign-in method.
- Choose one of the sign-in methods available.
What types of two-step verification are available to me?
Recommended factors available:
Microsoft Authenticator app
Select this option by clicking on “Passkey in Microsoft Authenticator.”
Official Microsoft guideOne-time codes
Select the app option by clicking on “Microsoft Authenticator” and then on “Set up a different authentication app.”
Select the hardware option by clicking on “Hardware token.”
Official Microsoft guideHardware key
Select this option by clicking on “Security key” (very secure FIDO2 method, e.g., via USB sticks).
Official Microsoft guideVoice call to work phone
Select this option by clicking on “Phone.”
Official Microsoft guideIf you lose the factor you have set up, please contact IT support.
If you would like to use a hardware key (FIDO2), you can, for example, purchase the following USB sticks from the Bechtle catalog via SRM:
- “Yubico YubiKey 5C NFC” (USB-C version)
- “Yubico YubiKey 5 NFC USB-A” (USB-A version)
For more information on multi-factor authentication,
please see the official Microsoft instructions.