Force Two-Factor Authentication for an Organization

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The Staff Center, formerly CivicPlus Organizations, supports organization-level two-factor authentication, or 2FA, to improve security for single sign-on. This standard security method requires users to enter a password and a second form of verification, such as an authenticator app, to confirm their identity at sign-on.

Important Notes:

  • Once enabled, all users in your organization will be prompted with instructions at their next sign-on. This includes users who have 2FA turned off on their individual accounts.

  • Before enabling, review your list of organization users and add or remove users as needed.

  • If a user is associated with multiple organizations, such as a city and a county, 2FA will be required if either organization enables it.

  • This setting applies only to organizations that do not use a custom identity provider.

Who can use this feature?

Organization Owners

Instructions

  1. Sign in to the Staff Center

  2. Navigate to Settings:The Settings option in the lefft-hand navigation menu.

  3. Scroll down to the Security section and toggle on Force Two-Factor Authentication:Settings for enforcing Two-Factor Authentication for CivicPlus users in an organization.

  4. Click Save:

  5. Once enabled, the next time users log in, they will be prompted to scan a QR code and set up the 2FA app of their choice: Instructions for configuring a two-factor authenticator app with QR code and key.

  6. Users will also see a list of Recovery Codes for their account in case they ever lose access to the app. We highly recommend users save these codes:Recovery codes for account access after verifying the authenticator app.

  7. Signing in will now require a time-based, one-time passcode every time a user logs in