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Might expect it integrates the closest with the Microsoft Office 365Īccounts - you just authorise the signin and it magically works - no You might first consider using Microsoft Authenticator app. The most common method for authenticating is to use an app on a smartphone. Note that each of the above clients is listed asīy Central IT, so the campus helpdesk should be able to give advice if The best option), then this should be automatic. In the ‘Internet Accounts’ System Preference (which is probably Mac Mail: if your GU account is set to being an ‘Exchange’ account.In the ‘Authentication’ options for both IMAP and SMTP. Thunderbird (at least v78): you need to go to theĪccount settings for your Glasgow email account, and select ‘OAuth2’.Outlook: nothing can possibly go wrong.We have some rather random notes on particular email clients. Old email client, this is the step where things might go wrong. Particular email account, and ticking it. Depending on the client, it might be as simpleĪs finding an ‘OAuth2’ box in the IMAP and SMTP configurations for a If you use a fairly recent/mainstream email client, then it should beĪble to manage this. You will need to use a client that supports ‘OAuth2’. If your client is old or odd, then this could be a problem. Roughly fortnightly timescale, your mail client will open up a webpage andĪsk you to give username, password and six-digit code from the token. What will typically happen is that, from time to time, on a But I don't use Outlook for my mail! (or: how do I set up Thunderbird/Mail/etc.?) § Which optionally use the same technology.

There are many other online services (for example Github and HMRC) This is a general authentication method, and outside the university (Core, Agresso, Helpdesk etc.) will happen slowly if at all. We suspect that extending it to other services What services use 2FA/MFA? §Īt the moment this seems to be confined to Microsoft services (Email, This is also known as ‘Two-factor Authentication’ (2FA).įor some overview remarks, see the MFA overview. Multi-factor authentication (MFA) – FAQ