Enabling Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) for Microsoft users

Multi-factor authentication (aka MFA) is a new necessity in ever growing need for secure business systems. No exception for Dynamics 365. It is now possible for Dynamics since Microsoft users are easily enabled for MFA. In fact, any Microsoft application, including Dynamics products, are ready with MFA.

Let’s see the easy steps to enable MFA.

1.Enable users for MFA

Login to Office Admin center and click Active Users. Then click More> Multifactor Authentication Setup.

Resulting window will list down all the active users as below. Then you are allowed to pick the users those need MFA to be enabled and click Enable link.

Then you will see below general confirmation pop-up.

Upon confirmation, you will be notified on success of operation.

2. First time login

When user log to the system for the first time, below form will be presented to grab the phone number details.

One filled and submit, code will be sent to the given mobile for verification.

Once verify with the code, resulting pop-up will produce one important piece of information which is the app password. This is the password user is required to use for the situations mobile authentication is not possible such as Integrations and different apps (Outlook etc.).

3. Subsequent logins

Now user is MFA enabled. Each time user is sent a code to the mobile and requested to provide it prior to successful login.