Two-factor authentification

Two-factor authentification

Effective immediately, you will need two-factor authentication in addition to your HFU account (consisting of user name and password) every time you log in to our services. The authentication is comparable to the TAN generator in online banking, which generates a new one-time password for each action.

We recommend that you use your smartphone to generate the one-time password (TOTP). In order to use your smartphone, you must register it once and install the Microsoft Authenticator app, see  Internal link opens in the same window:Helpcard 2FA-10-010. Alternatively, you can use a Windows app (2fast - Two Factor Authenticator) on your own workstation/PC/laptop, see Internal link opens in the same window:Helpcard 2FA-10-020. Please note the Internal link opens in the same window:HFU passwort guidelines. 

Alternatively, HFU employees have the option of using a hardware-based option. In this case, please write a ticket to Email application is started:it-support(at)hfu.eu with the keyword "hardware token".