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title: "How to set-up Multi Factor Authentication"
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This guide will explain you how to set-up MFA in your organization. This is required because Salesforce will require MFA starting 2/1/2022. Read more about this requirement in [our blog](https://help.fieldbuddy.com/space/FBDOCS/blog/4828266561/Multifactor+authentication+will+be+required+to+access+FieldBuddy). 

These instructions are separated into four parts:

1. How to do the initial set-up for MFA as an Administrator
2. How to enable MFA for all users on a certain profile
3. How to enable MFA for a user
4. How to disable MFA for a user
5. How to set-up your authenticator as a User when logging in for the first time

> ℹ️ This guide requires Administrator permissions to do the set-up.

# How to do the initial set-up for MFA as an Administrator

## \uD83D\uDCD8 Instructions

A step by guide. The Salesforce instructions can be found [here](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=000358170&type=1).

1. Go Set-up
2. Search for ‘Permission Sets’ (or in Dutch: 'Machtigingensets') in the quick search and click on the link
3. Create a new Permission Set using the following input (make sure to set leave license **EMPTY**):
  
4. Use the find settings box and search for “Multi-factor Authentication for User Interface Logins”(In Dutch search for “Meervoudige-factorenauthenticatie voor inloggen bij gebruikersinterface”)
  
5. Edit it, and enable the permission:
  
6. Click save

> ℹ️ Need help? The FieldBuddy Support team can create the permission set for you. Create a case in our [customer](https://customers.fieldbuddy.com/login) portal.

That’s it. The next step is now to assign users to the Permission set. 

# How to enable MFA for all users on a certain profile

## \uD83D\uDCD8 Instructions

A step by guide in case you want to enable MFA for all users using a certain profile, for example FieldBuddy Back-office.

1. Go Set-up
2. Search for ‘Profiles’ (or in Dutch: 'Profielen') in the quick search and click on the link
3. Open up each actively used profile (often: FieldBuddy Admin, FieldBuddy Back-office and FieldBuddy Mobile)
4. Edit the profile
5. Search for “Multi-factor Authentication for User Interface Logins”(In Dutch search for “Meervoudige-factorenauthenticatie voor inloggen bij gebruikersinterface”)
6. Enable it
7. Click save

That’s it. Now all users using this profile will require to use MFA when they login.

# How to enable MFA for a user

Once enables users will be required to set-up their MFA the next time they login.

## \uD83D\uDCD8 Instructions

A step by guide. The Salesforce instructions can be found [here](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=000358170&type=1).

1. Go Set-up
2. Open the created Permission Set named “Multi-factor Authentication Required”
3. Click Manage Assignments
4. Click Add Assignments
5. Select the users you would like to add and assign to the permission set
  

That’s it. The users that have the permission set assigned will require to set-up their MFA the next time they login.

# How to disable MFA for a user

In case you want to revert the change you need to do **two **things.  

## \uD83D\uDCD8 Instructions

A step by guide. 

1. Go Set-up
2. Open the created Permission Set named “Multi-factor Authentication Required”
3. Click Manage Assignments
4. Select the users you would like to remove and click remove assignment

That’s it. The user will not be required to set-up his MFA anymore.

In order to deactivate a current configured MFA by the user. 

1. Go Set-up
2. Go to users
3. Open up the user that has his MFA configured
4. Click Disconnect next to the MFA settings.
  

That’s it. Once disconnected. His current MFA will no longer be valid and you removed the permission set from the user. He will also not be required to set it up again. If the permission set is still assigned, he’ll have another chance to set it up.

# How to set-up your authenticator as a User when logging in for the first time

If the user is required to set-up his MFA. He will be guided to do the set-up. He can also choose between the Salesforce Authenticator App or an app of his choosing (like Google Authenticator).

1. Login
2. By default it suggests to use the Salesforce Authenticator but you can also choose another verification method at the bottom:
3. Follow the instructions on the screen.

That’s it. The first time a set-up is required, that’s just one time. After that its done.

> ℹ️ Need help? The FieldBuddy Support team can! Create a case in our [customer](https://customers.fieldbuddy.com/login) portal.

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