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What is Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)?

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CLOSED Beta

Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) is currently in closed beta. This functionality is not available to a general audience at this time.

Beta participants have already been selected. Procore is not accepting additional requests to join the closed beta at this time.

Background

You may have received a message from your Procore administrator asking you to set up MFA. Procore admins can require their users set up MFA to help keep their company's data safe. Before you start setting up MFA, you can learn more about what it is here. Then, when you're ready to get started, see Set Up MFA on your Mobile Device.

Answer

Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is a method of logging in to an electronic system that requires a user to verify their identity in more than one way. Typically, a user will need to provide a combination of the following authentication factors when MFA is configured:

  • Something only the user knows, like a password or PIN.
  • Something only the user is, like a fingerprint or facial recognition.
  • Something only the user has, like a mobile device.

In Procore, the factors used for MFA are a Procore password, and a time-based one time password (TOTP) that is sent to your mobile device from an authenticator app. You will need to download an authenticator app before you can use MFA with Procore. You can use any TOTP-compliant app, such as Google Authenticator.