Action required: Enable multifactor authentication for your tenant by 15 October 2024

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Action required: Enable multifactor authentication for your tenant by 15 October 2024

Joshua B 20

Hi,

I am very bad at all with this with Microsoft Azure and I tried calling in to Microsoft but it is impossible to reach the support because the AI is terrible. Anyway..

So I was trying to activate my MFA. Usually 2FA is super simple to activate, you press one button and then scan it with your phone with authenticator app, but no Microsoft has made a full maze of doing it correctly. So I have to ask if I had done it correct, how will it even work now when it is activated I do not even know?

I attached a photo of what I think is done correctly. What I wonder is, is it now done? Do I need to do anything else?

Currently I am using all this for https://portal.azure.com/#home and I have some api:s running through it (I did nor code it or set it up) so that is why I am a bit confused here.

Once again, is it all done now? Do I need to do anything else? I do not want my api setups to stop working.

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Joshua B 20 Reputation points

2024-08-20T10:43:24.8466667+00:00

This is how it looks in the Portal aswell.

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Joshua B 20 Reputation points

2024-08-20T10:43:24.8466667+00:00

This is how it looks in the Portal aswell.

Answer 1

Hello @Joshua B,

Thank you for your time over call.

As we discussed, you were trying to register for MFA using the https://mysignins.microsoft.com/security-info page but encountered an issue during login because your personal account is linked with your GitHub profile.

To resolve this, we created another user account with global admin rights and tested whether you could register MFA methods with this new account. We successfully registered MFA for this user and made the necessary changes to your modern authentication method policies.

We also unchecked all verification options from the legacy per-user MFA blade and completed the migration process. Afterward, we enabled the Microsoft Authenticator method in the Modern Authentication Method Policy blade.

For your personal account, we used the link https://myaccount.microsoft.com/?tenant=<tenant_ID> to force authentication and direct you to the correct directory by specifying the tenant ID. This allowed us to successfully log in to the security info page and register MFA.

I hope this information is helpful. Please feel free to reach out if you have any further questions.

If the answer is helpful, please click "Accept Answer" and kindly upvote it. If you have extra questions about this answer, please click "Comment". Thanks,

Raja Pothuraju.

Joshua B 20 Reputation points

2024-08-22T11:07:46.84+00:00

Thanks alot for your time Raja. We had a call with screen share. Raja solved every problem that occured and that I was wondering about.

10/10 help to solve the issue, thanks once again!

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Joshua B 20

Actually your answer did not help at all from what I have explained. I got the same answer as the email.

I want to know if it is activated now or not? Can you not confirm it by the pictures or checking my account as you seem to work on Microsoft? And why is it impossible to call the biggest IT company in the World.

Raja Pothuraju 23,465 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2024-08-21T19:38:19.3966667+00:00

@Joshua B,

From the screenshots you've shared, it appears that you've enabled MFA for your user account through the Per-User MFA settings. This means you'll be prompted for MFA each time you access any application in Azure. In your case, you've successfully registered with MFA using the Microsoft Authenticator app, where you scanned the QR code during the setup process.

Yes, it is confirmed that all the required registrations are complete, and no further action is needed in your tenant.

Thanks,
Raja Pothuraju.
Joshua B 20 Reputation points

2024-08-21T19:56:18.57+00:00

I have not used the Microsoft Authenticator app because there is no QR code to scan. I am saying all other website has that option but I could not find it at Microsoft one of the biggest IT companies, that is what I said.
Joshua B 20 Reputation points

2024-08-21T19:56:41.23+00:00

But what I did is that I choosed SMS and added my phone number to the profile, hope that works.
Raja Pothuraju 23,465 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2024-08-21T20:28:46.9+00:00
@Joshua B,

We have the Microsoft Authenticator app, which requires you to scan a QR code to register the MFA method to your user account. Please follow the steps below to register MFA with the Microsoft Authenticator app:

Log in to aka.ms/mfasetup which will take you to the security-info page

Since you are already registered with SMS authentication for 2FA, click on "Add sign-in method" to register with the Microsoft Authenticator app.

A pop-up will appear. Expand the dropdown, select "Authenticator app," and click "Add."

You will then be directed to the MFA proof-up page (refer to the screenshot below).

Proceed by clicking "Next," and you'll be taken to the page where you can scan the QR code using the Microsoft Authenticator app.

For more details, please refer to the documentation linked below.

To set up the Microsoft Authenticator app

Before setting up the Microsoft Authenticator app, ensure that the following options are enabled in your tenant:

Navigate to Microsoft Entra ID >> Users >> Per-User MFA >> Service Settings to check your verification options.

If you have migrated to modern authentication, ensure that the Microsoft Authenticator app is enabled under Authentication methods as well.

Navigate to Microsoft Entra ID >> Security >> Authentication methods >> Policies to confirm this.

Make sure these options are enabled in your tenant, especially if you have fully migrated from legacy verification options to modern authentication methods.

Thanks,
Raja Pothuraju.
Joshua B 20 Reputation points

2024-08-21T21:12:58.8466667+00:00

Thanks for your response but I can not even log in on first step "Log in to aka.ms/mfasetup which will take you to the security-info page"
Raja Pothuraju 23,465 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2024-08-22T02:12:16.07+00:00

@Joshua B,

I would like to check this up offline with you. Here my contact details:

Please send me an email to 'AzCommunity@microsoft.com' with Sub - Attn: Pothurajur and following details in the email body: Link to this thread/post

We can connect offline and discuss further on this.

Thanks,
Raja Pothuraju.
Joshua B 20 Reputation points

2024-08-22T07:53:19.56+00:00

Ok thanks, I emailed you.

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Joshua B 20

I also log onto Azure with Github, and on Github I have 2FA with normal autenthicator app. Which I scanned with a QR code. I do not know if that is enough?

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