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Test Your MFA Implementation for Salesforce Orgs

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
Important

Salesforce enforces MFA requirements in the summer of 2026. See these articles for more information and detailed rollout timelines.

Note
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.

It’s also a good idea to test access recovery options so that you’re prepared to help if a user loses or forgets their verification method. See Resolve MFA Access Issues for Your Users (Salesforce Orgs).

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