Activating or deactivating an MFA policy
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Updated at August 18, 2025
Note
This feature is at the Preview stage.
Activating an MFA policy
To activate an inactive MFA policy:
Cloud Center UI
- Log in to Yandex Identity Hub.
- In the left-hand panel, select Security settings.
- Go to the MFA policies tab.
- In the MFA policy list, click in the policy row and select Activate.
- In the window that opens, confirm the operation.
As a result, the MFA policy will be activated and switch to the Active status, and users with accounts added to the policy's target groups will be required to use an additional authentication factor.
Deactivating an MFA policy
To temporarily deactivate an MFA policy:
Cloud Center UI
- Log in to Yandex Identity Hub.
- In the left-hand panel, select Security settings.
- Go to the MFA policies tab.
- In the MFA policy list, click in the policy row and select Suspend.
- In the window that opens, confirm the operation.
As a result, the MFA policy will be deactivated and switch to the Inactive status, while users whose accounts belong to the policy's target groups will no longer be required to use an additional authentication factor.