Once enrolled, you will be prompted to verify your identity each time you log into a University-affiliated site or service through a notification sent to your enrolled device. Other sign-in methods include an alternate phone for calling or a security key/hardware token. Once you start the process, you will need to complete it, or you will be prompted to do so the next time you try to sign into your Penn State Account.Īfter you add and register your MFA device(s), you will be able to select a verification sign-in method from a range of authentication options such as Microsoft’s Authenticator app, which is the preferred MFA method and is available via the App Store for iOS devices or Play Store for Android devices. Go to /mfa and click on the “Enroll in MFA” button to access the enrollment form and begin the enrollment process.

Students not enrolled in Microsoft MFA by their deadline will not be able to register for classes, retrieve grades or access any secure University-affiliated sites and services such as Outlook email, Canvas and LionPATH until they enroll in Microsoft MFA.Įnrolling in Microsoft MFA is easy and takes about 15 minutes. More information about faculty and staff transitions will be provided later. Faculty and staff members will also be required to enroll in Microsoft MFA. Students graduating in May are not required to enroll. More information about the College of Medicine transitions will be provided later. Students in the College of Medicine will transition to Microsoft MFA along with the College’s faculty and staff members later this year. The Microsoft MFA enrollment deadline date for students in Penn State Dickinson Law, Penn State Law and Penn State School of International Affairs has been extended to May 17 to accommodate their two-week final exam period. The process for students to enroll in Microsoft Multifactor Authentication (MFA) is now available at /mfa. Enrollment in Microsoft MFA is mandatory for most students by May 8. Microsoft MFA is replacing Duo as Penn State’s identity verification system.

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