{"id":125357,"date":"2023-10-02T14:09:50","date_gmt":"2023-10-02T19:09:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/?p=125357"},"modified":"2023-10-02T14:09:51","modified_gmt":"2023-10-02T19:09:51","slug":"microsoft-to-choose-most-secure-log-in-method-starting-oct-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/microsoft-to-choose-most-secure-log-in-method-starting-oct-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft to choose most secure log-in method starting Oct. 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Multi-factor authentication, or MFA, is an additional layer of security that keeps your account safe. With MFA, you use something you know (your password) with something you have (your device\/smartphone) to confirm your identity.<\/p>\n<p>Starting Tuesday, Oct. 10, Microsoft has a new security setting that automatically chooses your most secure MFA method when signing in.<\/p>\n<p>Below is a list of the most used authentication methods at UWM, ranked by security level:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kb.uwm.edu\/67968#App\">Microsoft Authenticator<\/a>\u00a0notifications<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kb.uwm.edu\/67968#AppCode\">Code from Authenticator app<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/kb.uwm.edu\/67968#Fob\">UWM-issued hardware token<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kb.uwm.edu\/67968#Text\">Text message<\/a> (SMS) or <a href=\"https:\/\/kb.uwm.edu\/67968#Phone\">voice phone calls<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you have registered both SMS and push notifications from the Microsoft Authenticator app as methods for MFA, Microsoft will automatically sign in by using the push notification method, as it is the most secure.<\/p>\n<p>You can still choose any of your registered authentication methods by selecting the option at the bottom of your screen. For example, you may click on &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/422\/2023\/09\/MFA-Sign-In-Image.png\">I can\u2019t use my Microsoft Authenticator app right now<\/a>&#8221; to choose another method.<\/p>\n<p>You can review and manage your registered authentication methods any time. <a href=\"https:\/\/kb.uwm.edu\/69096\">Use our instructions<\/a>\u00a0to get started.<\/p>\n<h3>Resources:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kb.uwm.edu\/60803\">Sign in another way<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kb.uwm.edu\/69096\">View your MFA authentication methods<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kb.uwm.edu\/68659\">Remove an authentication method<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kb.uwm.edu\/71055\">Add an authentication method<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kb.uwm.edu\/79286\">MFA Fatigue<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you have any questions about MFA, please contact the <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/helpdesk\">UWM Help Desk<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Starting Oct. 10, Microsoft has a new security setting that automatically chooses your most secure authentication method when signing in.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40008,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","uwm_wg_additional_authors":[]},"categories":[187,336],"tags":[],"section":[],"display_categories":[],"related-coverage":[],"uwmnews-feed":[],"class_list":["post-125357","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-faculty-staff-announcements","category-student-announcements"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.5 (Yoast SEO v27.5) - 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