What is Â鶹´«Ã½Login?
Â鶹´«Ã½Login is the new standard web login screen for the University of Hawai’i. Many Â鶹´«Ã½services, such as Google@Â鶹´«Ã½and KFS, already use Â鶹´«Ã½Login, and over time we expect many more online services to use it as well.
Â鶹´«Ã½Login is a single sign-on (SSO) service, so once you have logged into one Â鶹´«Ã½Login-enabled service, you won’t usually need to login to other Â鶹´«Ã½Login-enabled services for a couple hours.
Â鶹´«Ã½Login supports Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA). MFA uses a registered mobile phone, landline, or hard token to provide an added level of protection. With MFA, no one can login using just your Â鶹´«Ã½Username and password, they would also need your registered device. Once you sign up for MFA, you will be prompted for your registered device after providing your usual Â鶹´«Ã½Username and password for any web service using Â鶹´«Ã½Login. You can check the Remember me for 1 day box so that you will not be prompted for your registered device the remainder of the day within the web browser being used.
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What is Multi-Factor Authentication?
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is an extra layer of protection on top of your Â鶹´«Ã½Username and password. When MFA is enabled, Â鶹´«Ã½Login requires two factors for a successful login. The first factor is what we commonly do today, sign-in with the Â鶹´«Ã½Username and password. The second factor requires authentication through a device (e.g. smartphone or landline) to login. Using these multiple factors provides increased security to your Â鶹´«Ã½account information.
MFA can decrease the risk of an account compromise since Â鶹´«Ã½Login would require more than just the Â鶹´«Ã½Username and password for authentication. To enable MFA, simply register a device; you will be prompted for the second factor using the registered device when logging into any service or application using Â鶹´«Ã½Login authentication.
MFA is offered, free of charge, to all students, faculty, and staff at the University of Hawaiʻi. Mobile device service charges may apply.
MFA Device Registration
MFA Documentation
Getting setup for Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)