Activate TOTP by generating your codes with Esup Auth

This configuration is to be performed only once, during activation. If the method is already activated, you can use it directly.

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Otherwise, follow the written and illustrated steps below.

Prerequisite

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Procedure
  1. Activate the method⚓
    1. On CAS-MFA, click on the three‑star tile indicating “that a code (TOTP) is generated ...”

    2. Click on the slider to Activate the method.

      A QR code and a string of characters are displayed. This is the secret that will allow the application you have chosen to calculate the TOTP codes.

  2. Install the Esup Auth application⚓

    On the CAS-MFA page displaying the QR code, click the download link corresponding to your mobile's system (Android or iOS) to install Esup Auth. Once the application is installed on your mobile, launch it.

  3. Place the secret in Esup Auth⚓

    In the Esup Auth app, choose + then Scan QR code. Then scan the code.

    Once the secret is saved, the app confirms and shows you the current valid code and the remaining validity time.

    If you have difficulty scanning with Esup Auth...

    If you have difficulty scanning with Esup Auth, you can click Return to cancel, then click + and Manual entry.

    Choose TOTP; in the Account name field, enter your Unistra identifier (or another name to recognize the method). In the Secret key field, enter the string of characters shown just below the QR code (uppercase letters and numbers) on the CAS-MFA page. Save by clicking Add.

  4. Generate your 1st TOTP and validate the activation of the method⚓

    On the CAS-MFA page, in the right-hand field requesting a 6-digit code, enter the code displayed by the Esup Auth app and then click Validate.

  5. Result

    If the activation of the TOTP method succeeded, the CAS-MFA page changes to display the activated slider.

    Otherwise, retry entering or copy-pasting the 1st TOTP more quickly (which may have expired).

Comments

You can now use TOTP to authenticate.