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How to Enforce Mandatory Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) for Your Organization

This article provides instructions on how to enable mandatory Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) for all members of an organization within Optery for Business.

Accessing Organization Preferences: To enable mandatory Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) for your organization, log in to your Optery for Business organization. From the left-hand navigation menu, select "Preferences".
Locating Security Preferences: On the "Preferences" page, scroll to the "Security Preferences" section.

Security Preferences

Multi-factor authentication options

User Choice (default): Each member decides whether to enable MFA on their own account
Enforced: MFA is mandatory for all members. Members cannot opt out. Two different confirmation modals may appear, depending on whether your administrator account has MFA enabled.

If your administrator account does not have MFA enabled, a modal titled "Enforce MFA for your Organization" will appear. This modal warns that your current session will be logged out if you do not have MFA set up and you may need to re-login. It also provides an option to "Setup MFA now".

Setup MFA now

If Administrator MFA is Enabled: If your administrator account already has MFA enabled, a modal titled "Enforce MFA for your Organization" will appear. This modal states: "This option would make MFA compulsory for the entire Organization".

Enforce MFA

Note: Any user, including the administrator, who does not have MFA set up on their account at the time of enforcement will be logged out and required to set up MFA upon their next login.

Updated on: 24/09/2026

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