{"id":1299,"date":"2018-02-20T11:25:18","date_gmt":"2018-02-20T16:25:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/technews.simmons.edu\/?p=1299"},"modified":"2023-12-15T00:37:38","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T05:37:38","slug":"two-step-verification-and-mobile-os-notice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/technews.simmons.edu\/?p=1299","title":{"rendered":"Two-Step Verification and Mobile OS Notice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/technews.simmons.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/mobile-icon-news.png\" alt=\"Mobile phone icon\" width=\"175\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"15\" vspace=\"15\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In April, Duo Mobile\u2014the platform we use for two-step verification when logging into Simmons systems\u2014will discontinue support for their mobile application for anyone using the iOS 9 or Android 5 operating systems on their mobile devices. This change will not affect your use of the app if you\u2019ve already installed it on your device, and you can continue using it to authenticate when logging into Simmons systems. However, you may no longer be able to download (or reinstall) the Duo Mobile app until you update your device\u2019s operating system.<\/p>\n<p>While these changes won\u2019t affect anyone who has already installed the app, Simmons Technology strongly encourages you to update your mobile device\u2019s operating system. Updating ensures that your device has the latest security enhancements and provides you with a better experience when using most apps. See the following links if you need help with updating your operating system:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-us\/HT204204\">iOS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/nexus\/answer\/4457705?hl=en\">Android<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you have questions about updating your mobile operating system or about using the Duo Mobile app for two-step verification, please contact the Service Desk at\u00a0<a href=\"tel:617-521-2222\">617-521-2222<\/a> or\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:servicedesk@simmons.edu\">servicedesk@simmons.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In April, Duo Mobile\u2014the platform we use for two-step verification when logging into Simmons systems\u2014will discontinue support for their mobile application for anyone using the iOS 9 or Android 5 operating systems on their mobile devices. This change will not affect your use of the app if you\u2019ve already installed it on your device, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[361,362],"class_list":["post-1299","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-technews","tag-361","tag-362"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/technews.simmons.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1299","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/technews.simmons.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/technews.simmons.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/technews.simmons.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/technews.simmons.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1299"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/technews.simmons.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1299\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1308,"href":"https:\/\/technews.simmons.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1299\/revisions\/1308"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/technews.simmons.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1299"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/technews.simmons.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1299"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/technews.simmons.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1299"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}