The password of the university student and staff user account, a temporary UFO user account and also Oamk student and staff account, must be changed at least once a year. You get the reminder to your e-mail if you have not changed your password during the year. When you are planning a new password, check […]
» How to change your account’s password (UO, Oamk)Tag archive: MFA
How to change your account’s password (UO, Oamk)
– 14.6.2023
Sign in systems with the university user account (UO)
– 14.6.2022
The university systems used by web browser have mostly shifted to use Azure authentication and a unified login method. This effectively means logging into university systems with your long username (MS account) and password, as well as securing the login by your phone. However, the exception is the electronic examination system Exam, which does not […]
» Sign in systems with the university user account (UO)Start using the multifactor authentication (MFA) in the Microsoft 365 cloud service
– 11.4.2022
This page awaits an update. Please follow the University of Oulu’s MFA instructions, now that we are sharing the same M365 tenant. Everyone at Oamk has multifactor authentication (MFA) in use for the Microsoft Office 365 cloud service. If you are not familiar with MFA in general, please see how MFA protects your account from […]
» Start using the multifactor authentication (MFA) in the Microsoft 365 cloud serviceA more safe, 2-factor authentication (MFA) for M365 with a guest user account
– 9.2.2022
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is in use for people from other organisations, who collaborate with the University of Oulu or Oamk using our Microsoft 365 environment. This applies e.g. to people who have been invited to join our Teams or who have access to a shared content, such as files, on Oulu University or Oamk OneDrive […]
» A more safe, 2-factor authentication (MFA) for M365 with a guest user account2-factor/multi-factor authentication (2FA, MFA) protects your account from unauthorized access
– 4.1.2022
This page awaits an update. Please follow the University of Oulu’s MFA instructions, now that we are sharing the same M365 tenant. 2-Factor/Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) prevents unauthorized access to you account. In practice, MFA means you need to verify your login attempt on another device: Typically it is done with a mobile phone, that is […]
» 2-factor/multi-factor authentication (2FA, MFA) protects your account from unauthorized accessWhy isn’t MS Office 365 login or MFA always required?
– 3.1.2022
This page awaits an update. Please follow the University of Oulu’s MFA instructions, now that we are sharing the same M365 tenant. When you log into a MS Office 365 service, why isn’t a login always required? You may have noticed that sometimes, you can access a service without giving your username and password, while […]
» Why isn’t MS Office 365 login or MFA always required?Multi-factor authentication MFA (UO)
– 9.12.2021
The main purpose of Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is to prevent the abuses of the user accounts. In practice MFA means that you verify, in other words approve your sign-ins on the phone, which has been connected with MFA. Because your phone is needed for the verification, no external quarter is able to abuse your user […]
» Multi-factor authentication MFA (UO)