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    • Multi-Factor Authentication: SMS Text Messages

    Multi-Factor Authentication: SMS Text Messages

    March 3, 2022
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    SMS text messages on your mobile phone is one of the multi-factor authentication (MFA) options.

    For more information, see the Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) for Students page.

    Part 1: Start Registration

    1. On your computer, launch your preferred web browser and go to auth.wlu.ca/MFA.
    2. Click the "Enrol in MFA" button.

    Part 2: Add Your Phone as an Authentication Method

    1. On the Laurier single-sign-on page, sign in with your full @mylaurier.ca email address. Click "Next" to enter your password.
    2. Click "Next" on the "More information required" screen.
      Next button on more information required screen
    3. Click "I want to set up a different authentication method."
      I want to set up a different authentication method link
    4. Select "Phone" and click "Confirm."
    5. Select "Canada +1" from the dropdown menu:
      • Enter your nine-digit phone number.
      • Ensure "Text me a code" is selected.
      • Click Next.

    Part 3: Verify Your Phone

    1. On your phone: Open your text message with verification code from Microsoft.
      verification code text message on mobile device
    2. Enter the verification code you received to the code field on your computer, then click "Next."
    3. Click "Done."
      Verification code windows on laptop screen

    Part 4: Create Emergency Login Codes

    It is important to create emergency login codes in case you're in an emergency situation and you forget, lose, or damage your mobile device or security key, or are experiencing an issue with your MFA.

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