{"id":13437,"date":"2026-10-14T17:05:30","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T21:05:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/libraries.mercer.edu\/?p=13437"},"modified":"2026-10-14T17:05:31","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T21:05:31","slug":"two-factor-authentication-now-required","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libraries.mercer.edu\/index.php\/2026\/10\/14\/two-factor-authentication-now-required\/","title":{"rendered":"Two-Factor Authentication Now Required"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"13437\" class=\"elementor elementor-13437\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1d208bef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1d208bef\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f000064\" data-id=\"f000064\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b1b7452 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b1b7452\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-689e3a22\" data-id=\"689e3a22\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4898f54a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4898f54a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Two-Factor Authentication Now Required<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fee487 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8fee487\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">OpenAthens authentication service, which is used for off-campus access to Mercer University Libraries resources, now requires two-factor authentication when logging in.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">Users will now see a Microsoft Sign In page to enter your email and password. You will then be prompted to approve your sign in request through the Microsoft Authenticator app. If you do not have the Authenticator app, you can select &#8220;I can&#8217;t use my Microsoft Authenticator app right now&#8221; for other sign in options.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">For more information about this change, please visit our FAQ <a href=\"https:\/\/mercer.libanswers.com\/faq\/449080\">&#8220;Do I have to use multi-factor authentication to access library resources?&#8221;<\/a>. It includes links on how to download the <a href=\"https:\/\/it.mercer.edu\/student\/security\/mobile_app.htm\">Microsoft Authenticator App<\/a>, as well as how to <a href=\"https:\/\/it.mercer.edu\/student\/contact_us.htm\">contact Mercer IT<\/a> with questions.<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-241b2ee4\" data-id=\"241b2ee4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-565e44a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"565e44a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/libraries.mercer.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TwoFactor_Authentication_26.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"Two Factor Authentication Now Required\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b5882d2 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b5882d2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-40c5b0ea\" data-id=\"40c5b0ea\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7df927b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7df927b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two-Factor Authentication Now Required OpenAthens authentication service, which is used for off-campus access to Mercer University Libraries resources, now requires two-factor authentication when logging in.\u00a0Users will now see a Microsoft Sign In page to enter your email and password. 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