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PCCC recommends adding multiple methods of authentication to your account, with options including:

You must have access to one of these methods when you sign in.

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You can also visit aka.ms/authapp and download the Microsoft Authenticator app from there.

Note

Make sure you are downloading the official Microsoft Authenticator App. This app is FREE from Microsoft on the Apple App Store or Google Play Store. Please use the links provided above or verify the publisher listed on the app store is “Microsoft Corporation”

Step 2. Add your account to the app

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Be sure that you’re downloading Microsoft Authenticator, developed by the Microsoft Corporation.

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Next, allow for notifications for the app if prompted.

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Select your preferred method of authentication. To choose your preferred authentication app, please choose one of the two options as shown in the picture below:

  1. App based authentication - notification: this option enables the app to send you a notification to confirm if it is you who is signing in or not when trying to sign into your account.

  2. App based authentication or hardware token - code: this option lets you physically type in the code that shows under your PCCC account in your authentication app when you are trying to sign in. You may need to click into it to see the code for some apps.

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Congratulations!

You are now set up with the Microsoft Authenticator app and can receive push notifications or generated codes for multifactor authentication verification.

Thanks,

Passaic County Community College IT department

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