Generic video on how to set up MFA for any site?

[tim-smith]

Is anyone aware of a publicly available video for setting up MFA for any site that needs it? I’ve searched but all I’m finding are videos for Microsoft Accounts or the University of London. I know I could make one, but I’m not a good producer of instructional videos.

[naveenkatikam]

Hi Tim,

Please try below link.

How to install and configure Web Application Proxy for ADFS

[Suzanne-Spiceworks]

If you do want to make one, hit up @Jeff-Grettler-Spiceworks. I bet he would be willing to help you out.

[Rod-IT]

@tim-smith

I know I could make one, but I’m not a good producer of instructional videos.

No one is born a good producer of videos or guides, we get good at it by practising.

It doesn’t need to be a video either, a short guide with screenshots works for our users, it may work for yours too, it costs nothing to have a go.

You wouldn’t be Habanero on here if you wasn’t able to provide good answers in some format.

[Gary-D-Williams]

Can I ask what you mean by “any site that needs it”? Depending on the site there are a few ways to do this and are these internal sites or external?

[tim-smith]

@Rod-IT

You wouldn’t be Habanero on here if you wasn’t able to provide good answers in some format.

Touche. Its not so much a knowledge thing. Its more a time thing and not wanting to reinvent the wheel.

@Gary-D-Williams

Can I ask what you mean by “any site that needs it”? Depending on the site there are a few ways to do this and are these internal sites or external?

For example, searching for “MFA setup doc” gets results for adding MFA to your Microsoft account and has Microsoft picture and Microsoft branding all over. Or they’re all for the University of London with University of London pictures and branding. I was hoping to find something that just showed the Microsoft Authenticator app, a QR code, and a verification box to enter the code from the authenticator app.

I have a document without screen shots, but my guinea pigs found this confusing.

How to Install and Set up an Authenticator App

1. Download Google Authenticator or Microsoft Authenticator from the App Store (for iPhone) or Google Play Store (for Android).
2. Log into (our website). After providing your username and password you will be presented with a QR code to scan with the authenticator app (in the next step (3) )
3. Open the Authenticator app and follow the on-screen instructions to add a new account.
   a. Once you get to the section which requests for scanning the QR code, then select scan option and scan in the QR code which is provided in step (2).
4. The app will then generate a time-sensitive Authenticator Code that you will use to sign in into (our website) system.
5. The authenticator set up is Done!
   Future (website) logins will require you to open your chosen authenticator app and provide the current 6-digit Authenticator Code.

Yes, I know the language in that is not great, but it was written by a committee. Yet another reason I don’t want to do my own video. If I make it, 2 people will micromanage it and require dozens of remakes. If I find a generic one on the web, I feel like it would be more likely to get the approvals (even if grudgingly).

[Gary-D-Williams]

@tim-smith

I was hoping to find something that just showed the Microsoft Authenticator app, a QR cod

so you just want a generic MFA QA code?

Something like this?

[Rod-IT]

@tim-smith

Its more a time thing and not wanting to reinvent the wheel.

And I understand that, but how long will you search for something that suits your needs vs the time it takes for you or a co-worker to create one.

@tim-smith

Download Google Authenticator or Microsoft Authenticator from the App Store (for iPhone) or Google Play Store (for Android).

Reduce the choice first - anything GA can do MA can do, but better. Limit the guide to only Microsoft Authenticator.

@tim-smith

Open the Authenticator app and follow the on-screen instructions to add a new account.

It wont advise you to click the + symbol, scan a code then work or school for all setups (as validated by @Gary-D-Williams screenshot).

You’ve got the base down, all you need is a handful of images to guide people.

I believe in you.

[Jeff-Grettler-Spiceworks]

Hey @tim-smith Serendipitous timing as I am working with the team as we speak for and MFA HowTo for Spiceworks. LIke @Rod-IT said. Its all about practice and learning so you are already way ahead of most.

I had a cool session with CNET YouTube team and they gave some great tips. One being to get into the meat of the topic within 3-5 seconds for that retention and paying attention to the topic.

Happy to share our video when it’s done and share some pointers as well!

[joebridgeman]

This is the exact kind of thing I hope AI can do for us one day soon. I pasted your instructions into Veo3 and the output told me to “Scagle” the QR code. Almost…

But funny AI slop aside, you can use Google Vids (docs.google.com/videos) to put something together. You can screen record, type a script and have it generate a voiceover, mix in screen recordings and 8s AI video clips, etc. Maybe you can cobble something together there.

[Suzanne-Spiceworks]

What? You’re in IT and you don’t know how to Scagle a QR Code within an Oucanicator app? Unbelievable.

[computerdave]

I’m no video producer either, but I was able to put together some pretty good looking videos on our new conference room equipment with my cell phone and ClipChamp. I was blown away by what the application was capable of, and with our M365 licenses I had access to all but the premium features (which aren’t even worth it to me). Took me an afternoon to take the videos and then cut them together into about 6 different 20-30 second videos complete with transition effects, text-to-speech AI voiceover and background music.

[Aimero]

I can recommend DaVinci Resolve if you want to be blown away what a free tool can do

[TimJjr (TimJr)]

I am coming in late, but I wanted offer this up as someone showed it to me, I had no idea it was even there! While it works there is too much details, and not enough “timmy”
What I do is make a a bunch of M.S.Paint Brush images (I am a Grand Master picture elf) and drop them in a doc.

This Steps Recorder offers a slideshow view also, so that helps.

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• Links broken on purpose.

[TimJjr (TimJr)]

I can’t even spell AEIOUnunciator App.

[Suzanne-Spiceworks]

Well, I was an English major, to be fair. (I just copied it from the screenshot.)

It’s pronounced Ooh-Can-ih-Kate-Or

[TimJjr (TimJr)]

@Jeff-Grettler-Spiceworks

get into the meat of the topic within 3-5 seconds for that retention and paying attention to the topic.

three to five seconds?

Who is the audience? Fruit Flies? With their 24hr life span, I could see that…but seriously?
I could miss the lead in if I was sipping my (ever handy) coffee?
SMH
I am asking myself a question now, and I have learned enough NOT type it in a public chat house…

[Rod-IT]

Steps recorder is a good tool, but it does add fluff.

FYI, the snipping tool can also capture video (no audio).

[tim-smith]

I tested with this on my PC. It grabs all 3 of my screens. Certainly a useful tool but not going to cut it for this job.

@Suzanne-Spiceworks

It’s pronounced Ooh-Can-ih-Kate-Or

Every time I try to read this I break into “Oh! Canada!”.

I’ll try the snipping tool here in a bit. Need to fire up the test VM and a test server to run the website since the MFA code isn’t deployed yet. (Need to train the customers or I’ll get inundated with phone calls from clueless users. I don’t want to talk to users. Ever.)

[thedatamaster]

told me to “Scagle” the QR code

Reminds of Gnarfle the Garthok

Gnarfle the Garthok