Articles (12)

Pinned Article Duo MFA Enrollment Walkthrough

Instructions on how to set up Duo MFA for your Mines account

Activating Duo on a New Phone

This article explains how to activate Duo on a new phone.

Downloading the Duo App

This article will instruct users on how to find and download the Duo app onto their mobile device (phone, tablet, etc.)

Duo Add or Manage Devices After Enrollment

Add, or manage devices after enrollment to Duo MFA.

Duo setting and prompt options

Choose a different method to approve your Duo login

MFA tokens and Overseas Travel

This article provides guidance for anyone concerned about traveling abroad and still being able to access Mines systems requiring Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA).

Using Duo with sftp and scp Sessions

How to initiate and authenticate using Duo a sftp/scp session

What is multi-factor authentication (MFA)?

Multi-factor authentication (MFA) makes accounts more secure by requiring approval via a second method (generally a mobile phone) to log into particular, critical services. Duo is the system by which Mines allows for multi-factor authentication.

Re-synchronizing your Duo Fob

On occasion, your Duo hardware fob device might become out-of-sync with what Duo expects. The symptoms of this is the frustrating, "Invalid code" message and the failure of your login attempt. It is easy to fix, however.