To improve the security and privacy of employee accounts and State of Alaska data the Office of Information Technology (OIT) requires Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) for Office 365 and other Entra ID Directory service authentications (i.e. Outlook, Teams, OneDrive, etc.) to SOA Executive Branch Departments.

Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is a common and effective tool against compromised passwords. It is used frequently by banking and commerce websites throughout the world. It uses two or more independent means of evidence to confirm the identity of a user accessing an application or service. You are already familiar with providing a username and password; this is something you know. The second method utilizes something you have, namely a device or phone number. The intent is to increase security with minimal impact on work.

Please review the attached PDF "Getting Started with Multi-Factor Authentication" to set up MFA.