For detailed, step by step instructions, consult Two-Step Verification: detailed instructions, or see the Two-Step Verification FAQ for more information.
Getting started with Two-Step Verification is easy!
1. Begin
Authenticate with your PennKey and password at the Two-Step Verification page to begin enrollment:
https://twostep.apps.upenn.edu/
2. Enroll
Supply and/or review information in the enrollment screens including:
- Your phone numbers (mobile phones and/or landlines) to receive your Two-Step Verification code by text or phone call
- Email address for receiving Two-Step Verification notifications (you can update your email address later at Penn Directory update listings).
- Contact information of Penn friends or colleagues who can help you access your account if you lose your verification device
3. Choose
Choose your second verification step: a smartphone app such as Duo Mobile (highly recommended!), text or phone call, or keychain fob.
- Select Duo Mobile
- First download the free Duo Mobile app from the App Store (iOS) or Google Play Store (Android). Duo Mobile is highly recommended as your second verification step.
- Follow the on-screen instructions to generate a scannable QR code on your computer screen, and then use the Duo Mobile app to scan this code to add the University of Pennsylvania profile to Duo Mobile.
- Accept the Duo test push on your device before proceeding.
- After you successfully enroll in Two-Step Verification, print or snap a picture of the 20 verification codes and keep them in a safe place. Use these one-time codes in order if you ever lose access to your verification device.
- Select text or phone call
- If you would like the Two-Step Verification service to either text or call you to provide a verification code to one of your registered phone numbers. Not recommended for smartphones.
- Select keychain fob
- If you wish to register a physical fob that will display Two-Step Verification codes. You'll have to supply the fob's serial number during registration.
That's it! Now you're ready for Two-Step Verification whenever your web application asks for it.
4. Manage
If you need to make changes in the future to your Two-Step Verification profile (e.g. add/change friends, unenroll/re-enroll a new smartphone for Duo Mobile, etc.), go to the Two-Step Verification enrollment page and click Manage Settings. You need a Two-Step code to make changes to your Two-Step profile.
