The School recommends that you use the Microsoft Authenticator App (for your mobile device) as your first method of authentication, and phone (for a text message or voice call) as your next (backup) method of verification. gmail), the confirmation message may be sent there rather than to your LSE account. Important: If you submitted an alternative email address on your form (e.g. Wait for a second email confirming your MFA request has been processed, which can take 10 minutes to be sent. 
You will receive a first email acknowledging your form submission. Make a note of the time you have done this. Check "Send me an email receipt of my responses.". 
This is useful because if you are locked out of your LSE email account during the MFA set up process you can access instructions from your backup email. Under "(Optional) Alternative email address", type your back up email address e.g.
A second text box will appear in the form. The LSE Multi-factor Authentication form will open:. NOTE: If this is the first time you have used a browser to log into your LSE account, you will be prompted for your LSE email address and password. On the page, go to Step 2, which will begin "On your computer screen, click here to enable MFA." Click on the link to open the form. On your computer open your browser and go to. Before you apply for MFA, log out of any email accounts that you access through your web browser. Finally, if you are an iPhone user and use the Mail App on your phone, read our support and troubleshooting section at the bottom of this page, after you have set up MFA. If you do not have a smartphone, or cannot use the Microsoft App, go to our instructions on how to set up MFA with a phone call or text message as preferred method of authentication. Ensure you have your computer AND your smartphone to hand as you will need to download the Microsoft Authenticator App. Read ALL the instructions below carefully first. gmail or yahoo where the LSE can send you a confirmation message and MFA instructions, in case you temporarily lose your connection to your LSE email. Ensure you have a backup, non-LSE email, e.g. 
Print out this page AND print out the instructions from the LSE's The Microsoft Authenticator App - Set Up and Use page, so you have these to hand. On this page you will be shown step by step how to set up MFA. 
This means that when you log into Microsoft 365 – for instance your Outlook email – you will be required not only to log in with your username and password, but also with an additional method of authentication. The School is rolling out Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) for all LSE users (staff and students) as an extra layer of security, to help protect accounts from being exploited by hackers.
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