# Multiple MFA Factors activated

**URL:** <https://devforum.okta.com/t/multiple-mfa-factors-activated/15092>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Created:** [July 12, 2021, 5:52pm UTC](https://devforum.okta.com/t/multiple-mfa-factors-activated/15092 "2021-07-12T17:52:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![ShaikLuqmaan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e19adc/32.png) [@ShaikLuqmaan](https://devforum.okta.com/u/ShaikLuqmaan)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2021, 5:52pm UTC](https://devforum.okta.com/t/multiple-mfa-factors-activated/15092/1 "2021-07-12T17:52:35Z")

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Hi,  
I wanted to know what will be the flow of MFA in the application if multiple MFA factors are activated in the factors tab and the multifactor policy attached with multiple factors as required.

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**Author:** ![Cale](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/oktadev/user_avatar/devforum.okta.com/cale/32/2496_2.png) [@Cale](https://devforum.okta.com/u/Cale)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2021, 6:36pm UTC](https://devforum.okta.com/t/multiple-mfa-factors-activated/15092/2 "2021-07-12T18:36:52Z")

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Hello! Assuming you’re talking about factor enrollment, it will require the user to enroll in each required factor one after another:

 ![Screen Shot 2021-07-12 at 2.30.41 PM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/oktadev/original/2X/7/7c846da95c496f508364a6b0e43112adcff29421.png)  
 ![Screen Shot 2021-07-12 at 2.31.36 PM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/oktadev/original/2X/f/faf98df201547ad765e96c3354ef7cf90d6e0f25.png)

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**Author:** ![ShaikLuqmaan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e19adc/32.png) [@ShaikLuqmaan](https://devforum.okta.com/u/ShaikLuqmaan)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2021, 5:25am UTC](https://devforum.okta.com/t/multiple-mfa-factors-activated/15092/3 "2021-07-13T05:25:54Z")

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So, the end-user has to go through two layers of MFA ? For Example SMS Authentication and Security Question in the above case?

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/oktadev/original/1X/589c4c5f80de422d01f47cee7185a7fb8227835c.png) [@system](https://devforum.okta.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2024, 6:44pm UTC](https://devforum.okta.com/t/multiple-mfa-factors-activated/15092/4 "2024-02-08T18:44:13Z")

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