Setting up multi-factor authentication and Passkey

1. Open the website mfa.hi.is. NOTE that it is best to do this on a device other than the phone you are using for the two-factor authentication:
2. Type in your university email address and click "Next":
   
3. Type in your password and click "Sign in":
   
4. If you are using your own device, it is a good idea to click "Yes" here. If, on the other hand, you are on a public computer, it is better to click "No" here:
   
5. Click "Next":
   
6. Download and install Microsoft Authenticator on your phone through the App Store (iPhone & iPad) or Google Play (Android). You can not use other authentication apps since Microsoft blocked it:
   
7. Open Microsoft Authenticator on your phone:
   When you open Microsoft Authenticator on your phone for the first time, click "I agree". Allow notifications from the app if you are prompted:
   
8. Now click "Next":
   
9. Open Microsoft Authenticator on your phone. Select "Scan a QR code" if that option doesn't appear then select the + (plus) button in the top right corner, select "Work or school" and then "Scan a QR code":
   Your phone may now request access to the camera. Tap to grant permission.
   
10. Click on "Next":
    
11. Point your phone/camera at the QR code in the middle of the screen to scan it. Then click "Next":
    
12. On your phone you will see a window or a notification asking you to approve the sign-in. Enter the two-digit number into the window and select "YES":
    
13. Notification approved. Click "Done":
    

Now everything should be ready for multi-factor authentication sign-in. You should not have to repeat the steps above until you get a new phone.

From now on, every time you sign in to UI's pages or systems and are outside the UI network, you are asked to accept the login on the phone.

You can also confirm your sign-in by clicking "I can't use my Microsoft Authenticator right now" and then selecting "Use a verification code". The code can be found in the Microsoft Authenticator app by pressing on your account.

Before you set up a Passkey in the Microsoft Authenticator app you will first need to set it up with the instructions above

1. Open Microsoft Authenticator on you phone.
2. Tap on your university account "Menntaský":
   
3. Tap "Create a passkey" beneath "Other ways to sign in":
   
4. Sign in with your university email address and follow the on screen instructions.

If you want to use a Passkey at sign in then you select "iPhone, iPad or Android device" after you enter your email (the user interface is different depending on the operating system and browser). Open the camera on your phone and scan the QR code to sign in:

Before you set up a Passkey you will first need to set up Microsoft Authenticator with the instructions above

Only set up a Passkey on your own device or on your own computer user account that other people don't have access to:

1. Open the website "mfa.hi.is":
2. Type in your university email address and click "Next":
   
3. Type in your password and click "Sign in":
   
4. If you are using your own device, it is a good idea to click "Yes" here.
   
5. Approve your sign in with the Microsoft Authenticator app:
   
6. Click on "+ Add sign-in method"
   
7. Select "Passkey":
   
8. Here you will need to follow the on screen instructions that the operating system/browser/password manager will provide you with.