This QR code is generated by Microsoft during the MFA additional method setup process discussed earlier in this document, but will be reviewed here as well. Step 3: Click the Add button on the Yubico Authenticator app and you will be prompted “Scan” a QR code.
Try turning the YubiKey around or another USB slot). (Note: If you insert the YubiKey backwards, where the contact point is not reaching the USB, the app will not detect the YubiKey. If entered correctly the Yubico Authenticator App will notify you that No Accounts Exist on your key during first-time setup. Insert the YubiKey into a free USB slot on your machine so the gold contact point is touching the physical lip inside the USB Slot. You will be instructed to insert your YubiKey. Step 2: Open the “Yubico Authentication” program. In the event that the shortcut is not on the desktop, search for the program using the search function in the bottom left corner of the Windows 10 machine as you would any other program. Generally, this will be available on the desktop via shortcut. Step 1: Locate the “Yubico Authentication” program on the desktop machine. If lost or stolen, report the incident to ITS immediately so proper action can be taken to remove the YubiKey method on your Microsoft Account. It will be required to utilize the YubiKey every time you attempt to login to a Microsoft enabled MFA service (such as Outlook).
This YubiKey must be removed if utilizing after the authentication process and kept on your person to ensure utmost security following its activation.
This guide was created to assist with adding a physical hardware token henceforth referred to as a “YubiKey” on the Microsoft Account as an authentication Method for Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) in lieu of the Microsoft Authenticator app on a mobile device.
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