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  1. Open a browser window and navigate to your Microsoft Profile.

  2. Sign in to your account. 

  3. Select Security Info in the left navigation or Update Info in the Security Info tile.

    Security Info tab highlighted in the left navigation
  1. Select Add Method.

    Add method button shown highlighted in the security info section
  1. Select Authenticator app.

    Authenticator app button selected from the drop down menu
  1. Make sure to select “I want to use a different authenticator app”.

    'I want to use a different authenticator app' button shown in blue
  1. Select Next.

  2. You will now see a QR code displayed on the screen.

  3. Insert your YubiKey and open Yubico Authenticator. Select Add or click on the three vertical dots in the top right corner. If the QR Code is visible, it will automatically fill in the fields required.

    Add account button highlighted in the Yubico Authenticator
  1. Select Add.

    Add button on the add account page selected
  1. Double-click the Microsoft entry to copy the code to your clipboard. If successful, the message displays Code copied to clipboard. Note: if you selected Require Touch in the previous step you must touch your YubiKey to copy the code.

    Six digit code shown and copied to clipboard
  1. Back in your internet browser window paste the code in the box and click Next.

    Code being pasted in the browser window
  1. Select Done. You have now successfully registered your YubiKey to your account!

    Authenticator app shown as a method that can be used to sign in now

Use a YubiKey to sign in

It is simple to use your YubiKey as an OATH token to sign in to a Microsoft site, or site that has been federated to Azure AD. Generating the YubiKey OTP code to sign in can be done on any device where the Yubico Authenticator is installed (Linux, MacOS, Microsoft Windows, Android, and iOS).

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  1. Open the Yubico Authenticator application.

  2. Insert the YubiKey into the device.

  3. Sign into a Microsoft site with a username and password.

  4. Double click the code in Yubico Authenticator application to copy the OTP code.

  5. Paste the code into the prompt.

    Yubico code shown and copied into the prompt
  1. Select Verify to complete the sign in.

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