Reset Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) for users

  • 릴리스 버전: Australia
  • 업데이트 날짜 2026년 03월 12일
  • 소요 시간: 1분

    • Administrators can reset MFA for users who deleted the app, lost access to the device, or have no alternative MFA associated with their device.

    시작하기 전에

    Role required: adaptive_auth_admin

    The following procedure describes how a ServiceNow® administrator can reset the MFA validation to unblock users and enable them to re-register MFA.

    프로시저

    1. Navigate to All > Multi-factor Authentication > User Multi-factor Setup.
    2. Search for the user that you want to unblock.
    3. Set the Validate to false.
    4. Navigate to All > Multi-factor Authentication > Web Authentication > User Public Credentials (sys_user_public_credential.
    5. Search for the user that you want to unblock.
    6. Delete all the records for this user.
    7. Navigate to All > Multi-factor Authentication > User Recent User Factors.
    8. Search for the same user.
    9. Delete all the records for this user.

    결과

    When the unblocked user enters the credentials and logs in, the Enable multi-factor authentication (MFA) page is displayed. The user can follow the steps on the page to re-register MFA.