Time is running out to voluntarily protect university accounts with Two-Factor Authentication by Duo, the best way to mitigate attacks on weak or stolen passwords.
In an effort to increase the security of personal identity and data, as well as the university’s data, all University of Nebraska–Lincoln students, faculty and staff will be required to use Two-Factor to access web-based university services, such as Canvas, Box, MyRed and email.
The deadline to enroll in Two-Factor is Oct. 5. Those who have not yet enrolled by Oct. 5 will automatically be enrolled between Oct. 5-9, depending on the first letter of their last name. The enrollment schedule will be as follows:
Oct. 5, last names starting with A-E
Oct. 6, F-K
Oct. 7, L-Q
Oct. 8, R-U
Oct. 9, V-Z
After the enrollment date, attempts to log into a university service will be prompted to enroll a Two-Factor device. Only once that is completed will a login be accepted.
Enrollment is available now online.
For the best experience using Two-Factor Authentication, Information Technology Services has several recommendations:
Remember to always have your device on you, including in classrooms.
While you have several options for how to confirm your identity, push notifications are the most secure, simplest and preferred Two-Factor solution. Push does use a very small amount of data. (500 pushes to your device will use 1 MB of data in total. This is roughly equivalent to loading one webpage on your smartphone).
If you don’t like the idea of using data on your smartphone, or you don’t have a smartphone, you can use the Duo app to generate a passcode — even when you’re in airplane mode.
To decrease the number of times you have to utilize Two-Factor, on the login screen click “Remember Me for 24 hours.” This will only work if you regularly use the same device and browser.
Find more information about Two-Factor, including FAQs, video tutorials and instructions on how to register, online.
Contact the Huskertech Help Center at 402-472-3970 or support@nebraska.edu.
