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-->This article describes how to set up multi-factor authentication (MFA) for Office 365 users. For more information about MFA, see How Azure multi-factor authentication works.
You get a free version of Azure multi-factor authentication as part of your Office 365 for business subscription. For a list of features included in your version of Office 365, see How to get Azure Multi-Factor Authentication.
Note
You must be an Office 365 global admin to set up or modify multi-factor authentication.
Enable multi-factor authentication for your organization
All Office 2016 client applications support MFA through the use of the Active Directory Authentication Library (ADAL). This means that app passwords aren't required for Office 2016 clients. However, you need to make sure your Office 365 subscription is enabled for ADAL, or modern authentication.
- To enable modern authentication, from the admin center, turn on the new admin center by selecting Try the new admin center toggle located at the top of the Home page.
- Select Settings > Services & add-ins and then choose Modern authentication from the list.
- Check the Enable modern authentication box in the Modern authentication panel.
Set up multi-factor authentication in the new Microsoft 365 admin center
- In the admin center, turn on the new admin center by selecting the Try the new admin center toggle located at the top of the Home page.
- In the left navigation pane, select Setup.
- Under Setup > Turn on multi-factor authentication (MFA), select View.
- On the Turn on multi-factor authentication (MFA) page, select Get started.
- Select the Require multi-factor authentication and Require users to register for multi-factor authentication and block access if risk is detected check boxes.
- Under Do you want to exclude anyone from these policies, select any users that you want to exclude from the drop-down list box.
- Select Create policy. You will return to the Turn on multi-factor authentication (MFA) page, which will now say Completed.
After you set up multi-factor authentication for your organization, your users will be required to set up two-step verification on their devices. For more information, see Set up 2-step verification for Office 365.
Manage MFA settings in the new Microsoft 365 admin center
- In the admin center, turn on the new admin center by selecting Try the new admin center toggle located at the top of the Home page.
- In the left navigation pane, select Setup.
- Under Turn on multi-factor authentication (MFA), it will say Completed. Select View.
- On the Turn on multi-factor authentication (MFA) page, select Manage.
- The Azure portal Conditional Access - Policies page will appear. To turn multi-factor authentication on or off:
- Select Baseline policy: End user protection (Preview), and turn the Enable toggle on or off.
- Select Baseline policy: Require MFA for admins (Preview), and turn the Enable Windows 7 sp1 x64 iso. toggle on or off.
NoteTo exclude users from a policy, select specific users excluded > Select excluded users, select the users from the list, and then choose Select.
Set up multi-factor authentication in the old Microsoft 365 admin center
- In the admin center, go to Users > Active users.
- IMPORTANT: BEFORE you select a user, select Multi-factor authentication from the drop-down list above the list of users.NoteIf you don't see the Multi-factor authentication option, then you aren't a global admin for your subscription. Only global admins can enable or disable MFA.
- On the multi-factor authentication page, find the people for whom you want to enable MFA. In order to see everyone, you might need to change the Multi-Factor Auth status view at the top.The views have the following values, based on the MFA state of the users:
- Any Displays all users. This is the default state.
- Enabled The person has been enrolled in MFA, but has not completed the registration process. They will be prompted to complete the process the next time they sign in.
- Enforced The person may or may not have completed registration. If they have completed the registration process, then they are using MFA. Otherwise, they will be prompted to complete the process the next time they sign in.
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- Select the check box next to the people for whom you want to enable MFA.
- On the right, under quick steps, you'll see Enable and Manage user settings. Select Enable.
- In the dialog box that opens, select enable multi-factor auth.
Allow MFA users to create app passwords for Office client apps
Older email applications like Office 2013 need app passwords. Here's how to allow your users to create them:
- In the admin center, go to Users > Active users.
- IMPORTANT: BEFORE you select a user, select Multi-factor authentication above the list of users.
Tip
If you don't see the Multi-factor authentication option, then you aren't a global admin for your subscription. Only global admins can enable or disable MFA.
- On the multi-factor authentication page, select service settings.
- Under app passwords, select Allow users to create app passwords to sign into non-browser apps. People can then use client Office apps after they create a new password.
- Select Save, then Close.
Note
Modern authentication can be enabled for Office 2013 by setting a few registry keys. For more information, see Enable Modern Authentication for Office 2013 on Windows devices.
Manage MFA user settings in the old Microsoft 365 admin center
- On the multi-factor authentication page, select the check box next to the people you want to manage.
- On the right, under quick steps, select Manage user settings.
- In the Manage user settings dialog box, select one or more of the following options:
- Require selected users to provide contact methods again
- Delete all existing app passwords generated by the selected users
- Restore multi-factor authentication on all remembered devices
- Select Save, then Close.
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Bulk update users in MFA in the old Microsoft 365 admin center
You can bulk update the status for existing people by using a CSV file. The CSV file is used only for enabling or disabling MFA, based on the user names present in the file. It is not used to create new users.
- On the multi-factor authentication page, select bulk update.
- In the Select a CSV file dialog box, select Browse for file.
- Browse for the file that contains the updates, then select Open. The column headings in your file must match the column headings in the following example:
- Select the Next arrow.
- After the file is verified, select the Next arrow to update the accounts.
- When the process is finished, select the Done checkmark.
Instructions for your users after MFA is set up
After you enable MFA on your tenant, give the following instructions to people to set up their second sign-in method for Office 365: