On Monday 23 October, two-factor authentication will be set up for guests in Microsoft 365 at UiO.
The guide is designed for new guests. If you are already a guest in Microsoft Teams at UiO, please go to point 4 in the guide.
Two-factor authentication for guests
- You have received an email with an invitation to a team in Microsoft Teams at UiO.

- Go to the received email and click on Open Microsoft Teams.

- You will now get a window telling that UiO is collecting some information about you and your user account. Click Accept.

- You are now asked to create two-factor authentication for your guest account for Microsoft Teams at UiO. Click Next.

- To secure your guest account with Google Authenticator or another two-factor authentication application, you must click I want to use a different authenticator app.

- Download Google Authenticator for your phone.
- Open Google Authenticator, click Scan a QR code.

Accept with OK that Authenticator is allowed to access the camera to scan the QR code. - Click Next in the browser on your computer.

- The setup guide now shows you the QR code that you are to scan with your phone.

- Point the camera on your phone, while in Google Authenticator, to scan the QR code. The Authenticator app will now automatically configure two-factor authentication for you.

When completed, you will have a code generator for UiO in Google Authenticator on your phone.

- Click Next in the browser on your computer.
- Enter the code shown the Google Authenticator in the browser window.

- You have finished setting up two-factor authentication.
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