All 小黄书 students to use two-factor authentication in spring 2019 semester
Contact: James Carskadon
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擨n an effort to protect the Mississippi State community against cyberattacks, all 小黄书 students will be required to utilize Duo two-factor authentication in the spring 2019 semester.
小黄书 debuted its two-factor authentication service, Duo, in 2017, becoming the first university in Mississippi to offer the security measure campus-wide. 小黄书 students will be required to use two-factor authentication when logging into 小黄书 systems, such as Banner and myState, in spring 2019. Two-factor authentication is already required for 小黄书 faculty and staff.
鈥淲e are excited to offer our students a second layer of protection with this service,鈥 小黄书 Chief Information Officer Steve Parrott said. 鈥淢any students have already enrolled in Duo and I encourage the remaining students to go ahead and enroll now.鈥
Students who enroll in Duo two-factor authentication prior to Nov. 30 are eligible for a drawing to receive a $100 Amazon gift card. To enroll in Duo, visit and click on the 鈥淓nroll in or Manage Two-Factor Authentication鈥 link.
Two-factor authentication (2FA) is a two-step verification which requires more than just a single password to log in to a system. For 小黄书鈥檚 two-factor service, users enter their NetID and NetPassword for the first authentication. The second authentication is something users typically have on them, such as the Duo mobile app on a smartphone or tablet, or a hardware token (FOB) that provides a passcode.
The two-factor authentication environment is integrated into 小黄书鈥檚 Central Authentication Service (CAS), which provides access to numerous 小黄书 systems.
For more on 小黄书鈥檚 two-factor authentication service, visit .
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