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Take Control: Managing Your Security Info at aka.ms/mysecurity

Updated October 15, 2026.

aka.ms/mysecurity is a Microsoft short link to the Security info page at mysignins.microsoft.com/security-info. That page is for work or school accounts - the ones your employer or school gives you for Microsoft 365, Teams or Outlook at work. From there you can see and change the methods you use to prove who you are when you sign in or reset your password.

What you can do on the Security info page

• Add a sign-in method, such as the Microsoft Authenticator app, a phone number, an alternate email or a security key, where your organization allows it.
• Change the default method used for sign-in prompts.
• Delete methods you no longer use, such as an old phone number.

Which methods appear depends on the policies your organization has set, so two people at different companies can see different options. If an option is missing, your organization probably does not allow that method.

When replacing a method, add the new one first and then remove the old one. Microsoft's work or school guidance also warns against changing all of your security info at the same time.

Keep at least two methods current

Add more than one method so you are not locked out if one fails - for example the Authenticator app plus a phone number. When you get a new phone, add it here before you reset or give away the old one. If you are setting up the app for the first time, our aka.ms/mfasetup guide covers the steps.

If something looks wrong

If you see a method you did not add, or sign-in activity you don't recognise, change your password and tell your IT department straight away - they can review the account and remove unknown methods. If you cannot sign in at all, try self-service password reset at aka.ms/sspr if your organization has enabled it.

Personal Microsoft accounts are different

If you use an Outlook.com, Hotmail, Xbox or Skype account that you created yourself, aka.ms/mysecurity is not the right page. Personal accounts manage their security info and recovery code at account.live.com/proofs/manage/additional, and use aka.ms/accountrecovery when they cannot sign in.

Frequently asked questions

Where does aka.ms/mysecurity go?

When we checked on October 15, 2026, aka.ms/mysecurity and aka.ms/mysecurityinfo both redirected to mysignins.microsoft.com/security-info, the Security info page for work or school accounts.

Can I use aka.ms/mysecurity for my Outlook.com or Xbox account?

No. That page is for accounts issued by an organization. Personal Microsoft accounts manage sign-in methods on the Microsoft account security page at account.live.com/proofs/manage/additional.

What if I cannot sign in to the Security info page?

For a work or school account, contact your organization's IT administrator or try aka.ms/sspr if self-service password reset is enabled. For a personal account, use Microsoft's sign-in helper or aka.ms/accountrecovery.

Sources: Microsoft Support - Set up Security info from a sign-in page; Microsoft Support - Set up a phone call as your verification method.