Setting up MFA

While you’re getting started at TMU, you’ll run into the mutli-factor authentication systems that we use here. And unfortunately, it is plural. If you’re interested, we have an article here on what MFA and 2FA systems are, and why they’re important. But what you need to know is that there are two we use here. There is the Google Authenticator that uses the 6 digit code, and then there is the Microsoft Authenticator that uses their own method.

While you’ll be able to get to almost anything with just Google Authenticator, in order to get access to ProComBlogs, or the features of this site that are locked behind a login, you will need to set up Microsoft Authenticator. If you haven’t set it up, you’ll run into errors where the sites will tell you that you don’t have access. So then, here’s how you set it up!

1. Install Microsoft Authenticator on your mobile device (download it here). Note: this is not the same as Google Authenticator.
2. Activate MFA from your my.torontomu.ca page:
   1. Go to my.torontomu.ca and click Personal Account
   2. Navigate to Security and click on Microsoft Multi-factor Authentication
   3. Click Proceed to Microsoft MFA Setup
3. Once you’ve reached the Setup screen, follow the on-screen instructions, entering your @torontomu.ca email address when prompted for a username. Enter your my.torontomu.ca password when prompted to do so.
4. You’ll be asked for more information. Click “Next.”
5. On the “Keep your account secure” screen, you can begin setting up MFA on your mobile device using the app you loaded in Step 1. Be sure to scan the QR code within Microsoft Authenticator (don’t use your camera app).