Introduction

The moment multi-factor authentication is turned on  is turned on for an organization, and the users (admins or not) are using apps that connect to their Office 365 account, they need to generate an app password so the app can connect to Office 365. 

Below article describes the steps on how a user can easily create App Password (MFA).

Step 1 - Navigate to Office 365

From a web browser visit https://www.office.com

Step 2 - Navigate to My Account

Navigate to the top right corner and click on Avatar  >  Avatar > My Account.

Step 3 - Navigate to Security & Privacy

Navigate to the to the left hand menu, click Security & Privacy > Update your phone numbers used for account security.

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click Security & Privacy > Create and manage app passwords.

Step 4 - App passwords

Click Create, then enter the name of the app and click Next.

Step 5 - App Access

Use the generated password instead of main password, in order to log in on Outlook or SFB.

Conclusion

Having done reading this tutorial the knowledge about creating app password has been granted.