{"id":4039,"date":"2026-09-10T12:17:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T12:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/it\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=4039"},"modified":"2026-09-10T14:55:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T14:55:51","password":"","slug":"two-factor-authentication","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/it\/kb\/two-factor-authentication\/","title":{"rendered":"Two-Factor Authentication"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As part of our ongoing efforts to improve our security practices, GCC enforces Google 2-Factor Authentication (2FA) across our organization. This additional security layer protects our systems and data from unauthorized access by requiring a second verification method beyond a password.<\/p>\n<p>The following instructions are for enabling 2-Step Verification for Google accounts and services. See also <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/accounts\/answer\/185839?hl=en&amp;ref_topic=2954345&amp;sjid=3144002449676437012-NA\">Google's support documentation regarding authentication<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Allow 2-Step Verification<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Open your <a href=\"https:\/\/myaccount.google.com\/\">Google Account<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Click on Security &amp; sign in<\/li>\n<li>Under \u201cHow you sign in to Google\u201d select Turn on 2-Step Verification<\/li>\n<li>Follow the on-screen steps<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Second Steps<\/h2>\n<p>Options for 2-Step Verification include the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Passkeys and security keys: Use a fingerprint, face scan, screen lock PIN or physical hardware key<\/li>\n<li>Google prompt: Receive a prompt on your phone to tap yes when signing in<\/li>\n<li>Authenticator: Generate time-based codes using an app like Google Authenticator, which can be downloaded from the Google Play Store or the iOS App Store<\/li>\n<li>Phone Number: Receive a verification code via SMS or voice call to your phone number<\/li>\n<li>Backup codes: Print a list of codes to keep with you that you can enter to sign in<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As part of our ongoing efforts to improve our security practices, GCC enforces Google 2-Factor Authentication (2FA) across our organization. This additional security layer protects our systems and data from unauthorized access by requiring a second verification method beyond a password. The following instructions are for enabling 2-Step Verification for Google accounts and services. See [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"doc_category":[3,5],"doc_tag":[],"class_list":["post-4039","docs","type-docs","status-publish","hentry","doc_category-accounts-passwords","doc_category-email"],"year_month":"2026-09","word_count":186,"total_views":"15","reactions":{"happy":"0","normal":"0","sad":"0"},"author_info":{"name":"admin","author_nicename":"admin","author_url":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/it\/author\/admin\/"},"doc_category_info":[{"term_name":"Accounts &amp; Passwords","term_url":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/it\/kb-category\/accounts-passwords\/"},{"term_name":"Email","term_url":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/it\/kb-category\/email\/"}],"doc_tag_info":[],"knowledge_base_info":[],"knowledge_base_slug":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/4039","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/docs"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/4039\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4042,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/4039\/revisions\/4042"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4039"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"doc_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_category?post=4039"},{"taxonomy":"doc_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_tag?post=4039"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}