What is MFA?
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Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) requires you to provide more than one form of verification to be granted access to a system or application.
This provides an extra layer of protection by ensuring only legitimate users can access systems, data and information.
NMT systems that require a user to provide two factors of verification:
- Student or staff email address and password
- A two-digit code provided to enter into your Microsoft Authenticator app on your mobile phone, or a code sent by text to your mobile phone. If you don’t have the correct login credentials (student or staff email address and password) AND code (when prompted to enter it), you won’t be able to log in to the system or application.
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MFA adds an extra layer of protection to keep your data and NMTafe networks more secure. Even if a cyber scammer acquires your email address and password, it will be harder to gain access to your account without the additional identity factors required as part of MFA.
MFA is the most common way people are authenticated to access information and protected online. As well as NMT, organisations such as Gmail, Facebook, Twitter, banks and the myGov website are also advising you to use MFA to access information.
MFA is currently required by all students and staff when accessing the following NMT systems and applications:
Microsoft 365 (M365) applications including Outlook Email (NMT’s email platform), Outlook Calendar (NMT’s Student Timetable), Teams, and OneDrive..
Blackboard
Student Portal
The following systems require MFA to log in.
Approximately every 14 days
If you log in using a device you have not logged on from before
If you log in from a country that is different to the country of your last login.
No. If you are accessing a system or application that requires MFA, you will need to register to use MFA and subsequently log in using the MFA option you chose
If you don’t have a mobile phone, please contact NMT Library.
To receive push notifications to the Microsoft Authenticator app, you must have mobile data or WiFi
To receive MFA codes by text or call, you must have a mobile service
You will need to recharge your battery before you can get the code. NMT Library has charge bars for loan and power points are available on campuses.
Yes, you can install the Microsoft Authenticator application on multiple mobile devices. Once configured, the devices will be displayed in the MFA configuration website. If you register your tablet and phone for MFA, it will show the same code on all your devices.
If you have an international mobile plan, the Microsoft Authenticator app will work.
The primary permission is access to the camera which is required to scan the QR code during registration. This permission can be revoked once registration is completed. For further information on all the permissions required, please see the Microsoft website
The primary permission is access to the camera which is required to scan the QR code during registration. This permission can be revoked once registration is completed. For further information on all the permissions required, please see the Microsoft website
All personal data accessible on a mobile phone should be protected. In order to verify it is actually you using your mobile phone to get the MFA codes, a lock screen password is required.