Employee Multi-Factor Authentication Enrollment

Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is an effective method to strengthen user account security. Passwords are vulnerable to being compromised through a variety of attacks including phishing, social engineering and brute-force. MFA strengthens security by requiring your password and a one-time from one of these three methods below.

 Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is an effective method to strengthen account security. MFA strengthens security by requiring your password and a one-time passcode (OTP) that can be sent to either a non-SMC email address (default), text message to your mobile phone, or on a mobile authenticator app on your smart phone (most secure). 

Adding MFA to your account requires two general steps: 

1. First, SMC Information Technology must enable MFA for your account. All new (employee) accounts are MFA enabled.
2. Then, you will be prompted at your next SMC Sign-on logon to enroll into MFA. See enrollment steps below. 

Enrollment Step 1: Once SMC Information Technology has enabled MFA for your account, open a browser (Chrome, Firefox, or Edge …. etc) simply go to https://www.signon.smc.edu and sign in. 

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Enrollment Step 2:

If you have previsouly added your non-SMC email address to the SMC Sign-On system, you will now receive an email from Santa Monica College containing your One-Time Passcode (OTP). Enter this code in the "2nd Factor / One Time Passcode" box. 

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Enrollment Step 3: Register Challenge Questions and Answers (you may not see this if you have already set up Challenge Answers). 

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Enrollment Step 4: Register a Mobile Phone Number to receive passcodes through text messages (optional)

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Enrollment Step 5:  Enroll a Mobile Authenticator App (optional)

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Install the Mobile Authenticator app on your phone

If you have Android or other phone type, you can download the Mobil Authenticator App from Google Play Store;  however, we are using iPhone to demonstrate this.

On your iPhone, open App Store, search for Microsoft Authenticator and install the app. Once the app is installed, select Open, select Add Account

 

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Recommend to Scan QR code, but you can Sign in if you wish

 

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Complete Mobile Authenticator enrollment

Now, you are back on your computer at the login screen that you left a couple of minutes ago to install the mobile authenticator app, enter the OTP passcode, and click Continue

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Enrollment Step 5:  Set Default Multi-Factor Delivery Method

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If you need assistance, please contact our technical support.

Email:  ithelp@smc.edu

Phone: 310.434.3010