Managing your Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) Enrollment
Remember: You can manage your MFA enrollment anytime through the MFA Setup portal at https://mfasetup.lsu.edu!
If you’re already familiar with MFA, you can jump to a specific section with the links below. If this is your first time enrolling in MFA or you’d like to understand more, please read through the rest of this article starting with “About Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA).”
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Multi-factor authentication (MFA) provides an extra layer of security to your account by ensuring only you can approve valid log in attempts to your account. Multi-factor authentication pairs something you know (like your password) with something you have (like a cell phone, phone number, or other device that can verify you) to ensure that an attacker cannot login to your account without access to both methods.
After MFA is configured for your account, you will be asked to verify your sign-in during certain off-campus log in attempts to make sure that you, and only you, can log in to your account and access your personal and private data. More information about logging in with MFA can be found here: https://grok.lsu.edu/Article.aspx?articleid=19930
Because MFA is so important to secure your account, it is required to set up MFA for your LSU Office 365 account before you can access your mail.
Going forward, you will periodically be asked to re-verify your logins on trusted devices, as well as verify logins on new devices, so please make sure you’re enrolling with methods you will have continued access to, don’t delete your verification app, and update your MFA methods when you have any modifications to your devices or phone numbers.
Currently, applications behind Microsoft authentication like Office 365 (LSUMail, Microsoft Office applications, OneDrive, Teams), Box, and Zoom are protected by MFA.
Whether it is your first time setting up MFA for your account, or you just need to update your phone number or add a new authenticator app, the MFA Setup portal can always be accessed at https://mfasetup.lsu.edu. Please note that you will need access to at least one of your MFA verification methods to sign-in to the MFA setup portal, even if you are on campus.