You’re making a great choice by activating Multifactor Authentication on your account. You might not realize it, but the bad guys can use little nuggets of information they collect about you to piece together details of your life that they really shouldn’t have. MFA ensures that it’s really you accessing your data by adding a verification step to your usual username and password, and forces you to verify who you are. Your mobile phone becomes a powerful tool to protect your VCC student data.
If you want more detailed instructions, please read our full guide, it's attached to this screen
Let’s get started!
Step 1— Visit the Apple App Store or Google Play Store and install the Microsoft Authenticator App to your mobile phone
Step 2 — Navigate to https://myaccount.microsoft.com
Step 3 —Sign-in with your student credentials and current password (e.g. 000123456@student.vcc.ca)
Step 4 —At the More Information Required screen, click Next
Step 5 —Complete the Additional Security Verification form—This is where you choose how you receive your MFA requests—VCC highly recommends using the Mobile App option.
Step 6 —Use the Microsoft Authenticator app you just installed on your mobile phone to scan the QR code presented on your computer screen
Step 7 —Wait for the QR code validation to complete, press NEXT. The Authenticator app will now prompt you with a 2 digit code which you should enter into your authenticator app
That’s all that’s required!