{"id":10323,"date":"2019-04-08T10:14:04","date_gmt":"2019-04-08T15:14:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/it\/?p=10323"},"modified":"2026-01-05T15:03:04","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T20:03:04","slug":"multi-factor-enrollmenr-required-april-8th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/it\/2019\/04\/08\/multi-factor-enrollmenr-required-april-8th\/","title":{"rendered":"Multi-Factor Enrollmenr Required April 8th"},"content":{"rendered":"
As we announced on January 25<\/a>th<\/a><\/sup><\/span>, Marshall University Information Technology will be enabling Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) for all current students.\u00a0 Our initial deadline was March 31st<\/span>, but allowed ample time for student after returning from Spring Break to enroll for MFA.\u00a0 Officially starting Monday, April 8<\/b>th<\/b><\/span>, 2019 <\/b>all students will be REQUIRED<\/b> to enroll for MFA.\u00a0 When you log in to any service requiring MFA after Monday you will get a message similar to this: <\/span><\/div>\n
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‘Your organization requires more information…’ screen during your next logon.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Who does this affect?<\/b>\u00a0 <\/i><\/span>All Marshall University students, faculty and staff will be able to use multi-factor authentication (MFA).<\/span><\/div>\n
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What does it affect?<\/b>\u00a0 <\/i><\/span>Office 365 services \u2013 e.g. @live.marshall.edu email, OneDrive, Office 365 applications, etc. Faculty and Staff will currently be able to use enhanced protection with their Office 365 services like OneDrive.\u00a0 Their access to Banner, Exchange e-mail, and remote access logons will be enabled in the near future.\u00a0 A list of services and expected implementation dates are available on our website www.marshall.edu\/mfa<\/b><\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/div>\n
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Why should I use multi-factor authentication?<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
It\u2019s the right thing to do to protect student data (like financial aid) from being compromised as well as minimize disruption and abuse of campus technology resources.\u00a0 Increasingly in the past year, cyber-criminals have targeted higher education institutions by using stolen credentials to file fraudulent tax returns, hijack employee direct-deposit transactions, and use institutional e-mail accounts to send an ever-changing stream of phishing scams.\u00a0 Two-factor authentication minimizes this type of fraud as you are notified and required to verify logins to your account.<\/span><\/div>\n
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As most of you have witnessed, there is a marked increase in phishing scams, malicious software, and compromised passwords which pose an immediate risk to your privacy and the security of University data.\u00a0 In response, the University is enabling multi-factor authentication to a number of key services that use the Marshall University Network (MUNet) logon account for single-sign-on.\u00a0 Below are a list of frequently asked questions<\/i> to help ease you into this transition.<\/span><\/div>\n
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How do I do it? <\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
You can visit www.marshall.edu\/mfa<\/b><\/span><\/a> for step-by-step instructions.<\/span><\/div>\n
How do I approve a sign-in request for 30 Days?
\n<\/b>When you connect from off-campus, your device or application will still generate a MFA verification prompt, but you should be provided a check-box option to \u2018[ ] Don\u2019t ask again for 30 days<\/i>\u2019.\u00a0 We recommend selecting this option only when using a trusted device; you should not select this when using a shared public computer.<\/span><\/div>\n
What are the benefits?<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
MFA is\u00a0essential\u00a0to help safeguard access to critical systems or systems storing sensitive and research data.\u00a0 MFA provides much stronger assurance that your information is only accessible to the intended people, and that MU\u2019s systems and services remain highly available for students, faculty, and staff.<\/span><\/div>\n

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