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Secure your KTH Microsoft 365-account with multifactor authentication (MFA)

Here you will find instructions on how to secure your account with multi-factor authentication (MFA) for KTH's Microsoft 365 services.

In the text below, the abbreviation MFA is used for multi-factor authentication.

If you need to use MFA on your KTH account in Microsoft 365 to provide extra security for external or internal services, you can follow the instructions below to enable MFA.

Prerequisites for being able to activate MFA for your KTH account

You will need to have a personal mobile phone with IOS or Android.
The mobile phone must have an internet connection (via Wifi or 4G/5G).

Limitations

  • We do not allow SMS as a multifactor at KTH.
  • You also can't use Yubikey as a multifactor.
  • You can not use Google authenticator or other 3rd party applications as a multifactor.
  • We only support Microsoft Authenticator as a multifactor.

Instructions for activating MFA on KTH account

Step 1. Before you can enable MFA on your account, you must install the Microsoft Authenticator application on your phone.
Here is an instruction for downloading and installing the Microsoft Authenticator application on your phone, Instruction to install Microsoft Authenticator .

Step 2. After installing Microsoft Authenticator on your phone, follow the instruction below to enable MFA on your account.

Instructions

  1. Make sure your mobile phone and computer have internet connection.
  2. Launch a browser and click on the link to start the configuration of MFA  (link opens in new window).
  3. Log in as username@ug.kth.se
     
    Login as username@ug.kth.se
    Login as username@ug.kth.se

    After you have entered your username, you will be redirected to KTH's login service.
     
  4. Enter your KTH password
     
    Enter your password
    Enter your password
  5. After signing in, the MFA registration process begins.
     
    The MFA registration process begins
    The MFA registration process begins
  6. Follow the instructions to set up your account.

    Make sure you installed the Microsoft Authenticator application on your phone before moving on.
  7. Click Next/Nästa to start MFA setup for your account
    Make sure you have Microsoft Authenticator installed
    Make sure you have Microsoft Authenticator installed

     
  8. Click Next/Nästa when you get to this page
     
    Click Next/Nästa
    Click Next/Nästa
     
  9. On this page you will find the QR code that you will use to register your mobile phone with Microsoft Authenticator.
     
    Scan the QR code
    Scan the QR code

     
  10. Use the Authenticator app to scan the QR code.

    Watch the video below on how to configure your mobile phone
  11. After setting up your phone, click Next/Nästa.
  12. Now it is validated that your phone is configured correctly by sending a notification to the Microsoft Authenticator application.
     
    MFA added on mobile phone
    MFA added on mobile phone
  13. Open the Authenticator application on your phone and there you should have received a notification.
     
  14. If you received the notification and it has been approved, click Next/Nästa.
    MFA tillagd på mobilen
    MFA tillagd på mobilen
  15. You have now managed to set up your account with MFA, click Done/Klar.
     
    Done with MFA configuration
    Done with MFA configuration
  16. The configuration of MFA is now complete for your account.