Sign up for Microsoft 365 UZH

By signing up for Microsoft 365 UZH, you can securely access the applications, data, and services you need for your studies or work, and your information will be protected and synchronized.

To use Microsoft 365 via UZH, all you need is an internet connection. Your user account (your UZH email address) and the required Microsoft 365 license will be provided for you.

All Microsoft 365 UZH users are managed by UZH Identity Management in the Active Directory (AD) of the Central IT Services. Licenses are assigned via AD group memberships. Login is done via a process called ADFS (Active Directory Federation Services), which always verifies your login against the Active Directory of the Central IT Services.  

Microsoft 365 does not use a separate password, but rather your Active Directory password, which you can manage yourself via ...

• Identity Management.

Go to the Microsoft 365 portal:

• https://m365.cloud.microsoft/apps/?from=PortalHome

Log in with your primary UZH email address and your Active Directory password.

• Here you can see your primary email address.
• Here you can change your Active Directory password. 

To increase security, multi-factor authentication (MFA) is enabled for all users. When you log in for the first time, you will need to register additional security factors.

• How to set up multi-factor authentication