Set up MFA using a Security Key - employees only

IN PROGRESS

If you’re reading this page, you are on Step 3 for everyone: set up a 2nd method on the RRU MFA enrollment for everyone page, which means you are logged into your profile at Microsoft and have opened the Security tab.

When you have the USB FOB in hand:

• click + Add sign-in method

• click the down arrow next to ‘Choose a method’

• click on ‘Security key’

Click the Add button:

 Don, most of the time, I see this (expand to see)

If you see this screen, click Next

I click Next and I’m apparently forced to set up Authenticator (or phone, I guess)

because when I click on ‘I want to set up a different method’, I get this:

but on one occasion, I didn’t get all of that, instead I fell into what seemed like a nice path.

Continue reading to see:

Click the USB device option

Get your key ready and be ready to plug it in when prompted, per instructions, then click Next

It’s working:

On this screen, hit Cancel on the yellowish section of the screen

Hit Next

 Don, I got stuck (expand)

I got this:

And then could not get past this screen by hitting ‘next’ repeatedly. I did not choose ‘use a different account’ because that is not what I’m trying to do.