10-14-25: Reminder: CUNY Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is Required for All University Applications in November

TO: John Jay College Community
FROM: Joseph Laub, Chief Information Officer
DATE: October 14, 2025
RE:  Reminder: CUNY Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is Required for All University Applications in November

All John Jay students, faculty, and staff will be required to use CUNY MFA to access key university systems. Without CUNY MFA the following university systems will be inaccessible to you:

CUNYfirst
CUNYBuy
Brightspace (D2L) 
Zoom 
DegreeWorks
EAB Navigate
FACTS 
InfoReady 
LinkedIn Learning
Online Orientation
Quinncia
Schedule Builder
Top Hat 
CUNY Library Ezproxy

If you are receiving this email you have not setup CUNY MFA. The John Jay site with information on how to configure CUNY MFA for DUO and Microsoft Authenticator can be found here: https://doitapps2.jjay.cuny.edu/MFA/index.php

If you need assistance configuring CUNY MFA, or have any other questions please contact the John Jay Helpdesk by email helpdesk@jjay.cuny.edu or phone 212-237-8200 or in person on floor L2 in the new building.