2 Factor Authentication

Info

From November 2021 Two Factor Auth for many apps are now manditory

To continue you need to download the Google Authenticator App onto your phone

How to enroll

You can now enroll for 2fa ( 2 factor authentication ) on the web services page

1. Logging In

To start the process you need to login to the web services page

You will use the same login you use to gain access to Loop and other DCU sites

image of the login page where username and password should be entered

2. 2FA Screen

Once you have logged in you will be presented with a place to enter your 2FA code from the Google Authenticator App

If you have this code and are just looking to create a new code you can continue to the next step

If you don't have a code you can click the link on the page that says "I don't have access to my token"

image of text box showing where code should be put

This will bring you to a page where you can enter your DCU email to receive a temporary login token. This token will only be valid for 5 minutes

image showing text box where email should be placed

Once you receive the code, you can enter it in the text box and continue

image showing text box where temp token should be placed

3. Creating / Renewing A Token

Once you are logged in there should be an option that says "2 Factor Authentication". We should choose this option

From here we can then click "New Token" in order to generate a new token.

image showing where to click to create a new token

When a new token has been generated a QR code will be available to scan.
You should open the Google Authenticator App on your phone and press the Plus button in order to scan the token.

Once the token has been scanned you should see a code in your app that is changing every 30 seconds.

You have now completed the process.

You can use this code to login anywhere computing.dcu.ie askes you for a second factor authentication code.