New MFA for CUNYfirst, Brightspace, & CUNY Apps Starting August 4

Office of Information Technology (OIT)

Dear  ,

This is to inform you that starting Monday, August 4 at 12 PM, Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) will be enabled for your CUNY Login account ( first.last##@login.cuny.edu ). Once enabled, MFA will be required when accessing any CUNY applications that use the CUNY Single Sign-On (SSO). This includes CUNYfirst, CUNY Buy, Brightspace, CUNY's Dropbox, Blackboard, and others CUNY Apps.

Please note that CUNY MFA is a separate MFA account, in addition to the MFA you may already use for your City College Email and CUNY Microsoft Apps. While all three use the Microsoft Authenticator app, each is managed independently and will appear as a separate entry in your Microsoft Authenticator App.

Required Action: Set Up CUNY MFA By Monday, August 4, before 12 PM. Please have your smartphone with the Microsoft Authenticator app ready during setup.

Resources to help you complete the setup:

  • Detailed step-by-step instructions and more information
  • Quick how-to video (under 2 minutes): 

Need Help or Prefer a Guided Walkthrough?

We鈥檒l be hosting a live 30-min Zoom session to review the differences between MFA accounts and walk through the CUNY MFA setup process step-by-step:

Date: Tuesday, July 29 or Wednesday, July 30 (Attend one session only)
Time: 3:30 PM
Zoom: 
Meeting ID: 874 5938 2219
Passcode: 133791

If you have any questions or need help, please contact the Service Desk at (212) 650-7878 or  ServiceDesk@ccny.cuny.edu .

Thank you for your attention and support in maintaining the security of our systems.

Office of Information Technology

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Last Updated: 07/24/2025 15:11