# MFA using email as source instead of SMS/push to notification **URL:** \ **Category:** Get Help\ **Tags:** authentication\_api, sms\ **Created:** [April 13, 2017, 11:12pm UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/mfa-using-email-as-source-instead-of-sms-push-to-notification/6211 "2017-04-13T23:12:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bhaskar.anupam92](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/User_font_awesome.svg/768px-User_font_awesome.svg.png) [@bhaskar.anupam92](https://community.auth0.com/u/bhaskar.anupam92)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2017, 11:12pm UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/mfa-using-email-as-source-instead-of-sms-push-to-notification/6211/1 "2017-04-13T23:12:18Z")
HI, I have implemented MFA for my application. I have selected SMS configuration and it is working fine . I wanted to know if MFA can be implemented using user email instead of SMS/push to notification . Most of my users will not be using device registration so I would like to use email as a source for MFA. Is this possible ? ---
**Author:** ![prashantT](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/auth0/user_avatar/community.auth0.com/prashantt/32/6002_2.png) [@prashantT](https://community.auth0.com/u/prashantT)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2017, 1:44pm UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/mfa-using-email-as-source-instead-of-sms-push-to-notification/6211/2 "2017-04-14T13:44:57Z")
The MFA providers (Guardian, Google Authenticator, Duo) do not support using email. Have you considered Passwordless connections, which support sending a one-time code or magic link to the user’s email to log in? > **[Passwordless Authentication with Email](https://auth0.com/docs/authenticate/passwordless/authentication-methods/email-otp)** > > Describes how to use Passwordless connections with the email authentication factor. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/auth0/original/3X/b/5/b560f266932fcce5d57f09a6595bd50518cae3f3.jpeg) [@system](https://community.auth0.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2018, 5:53am UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/mfa-using-email-as-source-instead-of-sms-push-to-notification/6211/3 "2018-03-02T05:53:15Z")