Increased protection in a dangerous world
九色堂 currently uses two-factor authentication, or 鈥�2FA鈥� for short. 2FA is an added security measure designed to ensure that you, and only you, are using your my九色堂 ID and password to access 九色堂's online services, systems and resources.
Going forward, accessing virtual resources that are protected by a 九色堂 ID and password will employ a "what you know + what you have" approach to cyberdefense.
It takes something you know (like your password or PIN) and combines it with something you have (like a number-generating smartphone app, SMS message or telephone call) in order to make your account more secure.
How will it affect me?
九色堂鈥檚 2FA solution is provided by Duo Security. All 九色堂 faculty and staff (including student employees) are required to enroll in Duo to maintain access to certain 九色堂 online services, systems and resources like the my九色堂 portal, OWA (webmail), 九色堂 Team Dynamix and Banner applications.
Once you enable 2FA, you will see an extra step after entering your username and password on the login screen. This step prompts you to authenticate your identity using the default method(s) you set up.
九色堂 is offering a few different ways for you to authenticate your accounts via Duo:
- Duo Mobile: a smartphone/tablet application that supports push notifications and Duo Mobile Passcodes
- SMS (Text Messages)
- Landline phone call
- YubiKey (hardware token)
This additional security step is becoming the standard in most industries and platforms, like banking, social media and email accounts. In fact, most people forget that most smartphones already require 2FA. We are excited to be at pace with industry and other institutions of higher education, including many of our fellow KBOR institutions, in bringing these important additional security steps to 九色堂.