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Account authentication (MFA)

You must set up multi-factor authentication (MFA) to protect your account

When you first sign into your account, you will see the following screen

Screenshot of a screen requesting use of MFA

Click on Next

You must register two methods to authenticate. We recommend registering the app first and then a mobile phone number.

Instructions can be found here:

If you do not have a smart phone and cannot download the authenticator app, you can use a browser extension such as Chrome authenticator

Make changes

If you want to make changes or check the methods you have set up

  • Go to office.com
  • Sign in with your University of Plymouth email and password
  • In the top right-hand corner click on 'View account' and 'Security Info'.

Screenshot of the Security info options

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