Office 365 MFA Hardware Token

The only bulletproof way of fully protecting your info on a cloud server is Office 365 2 factor authentication with a hardware token. In this article, we will give you the detailed instructions on setting up protection with hardware multi-factor authentication token for Office 365 without a premium license.

Office 365 MFA hardware token — Protectimus Slim NFC

Azure AD offers a few standard ways to sign in using 2-factor authentication. You are offered a mobile app to generate random passwords, the system can send you a text with an OTP, or you can choose a phone-call to authorize the sign in. And finally, the most bulletproof way — you can have OTP generated by Microsoft Office 365 MFA hardware token. Now, Microsoft itself does not provide a hardware device, but third-party tools are supported.

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A programmable hardware token is essentially a more protected and trustworthy substitution for a mobile app. Protectimus Slim NFC token is one of the most popular security tokens that work with Office 365. The tool has no Internet connection, so there is absolutely no way your passwords could be intercepted. Protectimus Slim is reprogrammable, this means one device can be reassigned to a different resource over and over again. The programming goes via NFC (Near-field communication) which provides even greater defence. The design and dimensions of this Microsoft Office 365 MFA hardware token are also a factor in its popularity.

To protect your data with our OATH hardware token for Office 365 MFA you need to own an Office 365 subscription with 2-factor authentication on and an NFC Android phone. A premium Azure license is not required.

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How to add hardware token to Office 365 MFA

Setting up hardware 2-factor authentication token Office 365 is easy and straightforward enough, the steps below summarise the process very precisely.

1. Download Protectimus TOTP Burner application on an NFC-enabled Android phone.

2. Browse to this registration page and sign in with your Microsoft corporate login.

3. Click “Use Verification code from app” in the drop-down menu, then check the “Authenticator app” box, press “Configure”.

4. The pop-up window you have on your screen now has a QR code meant for installing the default Microsoft authentication app, that application is able to send notifications to your phone. Since our hardware token cannot do that, you need to check the “Configure app without notifications” suggestion instead. You should get a new QR code after this.

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