- Author: Pamela Kan-Rice
Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is an important method for securing access to critical online systems and is recommended for improving information security across the entire University of California. The application selected to fulfill this security function is Duo.
Once enrolled in Duo, UC ANR personnel will be required to 1) sign in as usual and 2) authenticate with the Duo application, prior to accessing most UC ANR online services that utilize single sign-on, including the UC ANR Portal and UCPath.
UC ANR personnel will be automatically enrolled in Duo using a phased approach. You will receive an invitation email from MFA Duo when you have been added to the Multi-factor Authentication group. You will then have 5 business days to complete the enrollment. Enrollment includes a secondary, security authorization step.
There are two ways to complete the secondary authentication step, as required by Duo:
Option 1: Smartphone: This is the most convenient and preferred method for using MFA Duo. You may use either your UC ANR phone or tablet, or your personal phone or tablet.
v IF YOU HAVE NOT DOWNLOADED THE DUO MOBILE APPLICATION TO YOUR SMARTPHONE, PLEASE DO SO NOW.
- Using your smartphone, download the “Duo Mobile” application from either the Apple App Store or Google Play Store.
- You will receive an email from Duo Security with instructions on how to register your smartphone.
v If the Duo Mobile App was installed on your phone as part of UC Davis MFA Duo rollout, the UC ANR version must be added to the same app. Instructions.
Option 2: Duo key token: This option will require you to use a physical token – a key fob. To get a token, please contact help@ucanr.edu ASAP. UC ANR IT will help you get, register and activate your assigned token.
Thank you,
Sree Mada, Chief Information Officer
The Multi-factor Authentication Project Team
New look to our single sign on page:
We made new changes to the look-and-feel of our single sign on page. Please see the new layout, above and below, which will appear every time you authenticate using SSO. This new look will be rolled out during August 2020.