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* Something you have, such as a trusted device that's not easily duplicated, like a phone or hardware key.
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* Something you are - biometrics like a fingerprint or face scan.
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Azure AD Multi-Factor Authentication can also further secure password reset. When users register themselves for Azure AD Multi-Factor Authentication, they can also register for self-service password reset in one step. Administrators can choose forms of secondary authentication and configure challenges for multi-factor authentication based on configuration decisions.
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Azure AD Multi-Factor Authentication can also further secure password reset. When users register themselves for Azure AD Multi-Factor Authentication, they can also register for self-service password reset in one step. Administrators can choose forms of secondary authentication and configure challenges for MFA based on configuration decisions.
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You don't need to change apps and services to use Azure AD Multi-Factor Authentication. The verification prompts are part of the Azure AD sign-in, which automatically requests and processes the multi-factor authentication challenge when needed.
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You don't need to change apps and services to use Azure AD Multi-Factor Authentication. The verification prompts are part of the Azure AD sign-in, which automatically requests and processes the MFA challenge when needed.
When users sign in to an application or service and receive a multi-factor authentication prompt, they can choose from one of their registered forms of additional verification. Users can access [My Profile](https://myprofile.microsoft.com) to edit or add verification methods.
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When users sign in to an application or service and receive an MFA prompt, they can choose from one of their registered forms of additional verification. Users can access [My Profile](https://myprofile.microsoft.com) to edit or add verification methods.
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The following additional forms of verification can be used with Azure AD Multi-Factor Authentication:
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You can use [security defaults](../fundamentals/concept-fundamentals-security-defaults.md) in Azure AD tenants to quickly enable Microsoft Authenticator for all users. You can enable Azure AD Multi-Factor Authentication to prompt users and groups for additional verification during sign-in.
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For more granular controls, you can use [Conditional Access](../conditional-access/overview.md) policies to define events or applications that require multi-factor authentication. These policies can allow regular sign-in when the user is on the corporate network or a registered device but prompt for additional verification factors when the user is remote or on a personal device.
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For more granular controls, you can use [Conditional Access](../conditional-access/overview.md) policies to define events or applications that require MFA. These policies can allow regular sign-in when the user is on the corporate network or a registered device but prompt for additional verification factors when the user is remote or on a personal device.
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To learn more about different authentication and validation methods, see [Authentication methods in Azure Active Directory](concept-authentication-methods.md).
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To see multi-factor authentication in action, enable Azure AD Multi-Factor Authentication for a set of test users in the following tutorial:
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To see MFA in action, enable Azure AD Multi-Factor Authentication for a set of test users in the following tutorial:
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> [!div class="nextstepaction"]
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> [Enable Azure AD Multi-Factor Authentication](./tutorial-enable-azure-mfa.md)
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