If you test MFA ahead of time, you gain experience with the MFA registration process
and can assist users with login issues. Even if Salesforce automatically enabled MFA for your
existing org, it’s beneficial to evaluate how things work in a test environment.
Required Editions
Available in: both Salesforce Classic and
Lightning Experience
Available in: all editions
Important
Salesforce enforces MFA requirements in the summer of 2026. See these articles for more
information and detailed rollout timelines.
Note To make sure that you keep access to your test environment, don't
use your admin account for MFA testing.
When MFA is enabled for your test environment, log in as a test user and complete the
registration process for each of the verification methods that you support. See MFA Verification Methods for Direct Salesforce Login. Then log out and log in again
to confirm that the methods are working as expected.
We use three kinds of cookies on our websites: required, functional, and advertising. You can choose whether functional and advertising cookies apply. Click on the different cookie categories to find out more about each category and to change the default settings.
Privacy Statement
Required Cookies
Always Active
Required cookies are necessary for basic website functionality. Some examples include: session cookies needed to transmit the website, authentication cookies, and security cookies.
Functional Cookies
Functional cookies enhance functions, performance, and services on the website. Some examples include: cookies used to analyze site traffic, cookies used for market research, and cookies used to display advertising that is not directed to a particular individual.
Advertising Cookies
Advertising cookies track activity across websites in order to understand a viewer’s interests, and direct them specific marketing. Some examples include: cookies used for remarketing, or interest-based advertising.
