All UWSP employees, including student staff, are required to have an MFA hardware token as a secure additional authentication method. See the Requesting a Hardware Token section below for more information.
Hardware tokens are optional for UWSP students, retirees, emeriti, and volunteers and can be purchased as a good back-up secondary authentication method.
Employees and Student Staff
Employees (including student staff) are required to have a hardware token. See "Request a hardware token" below. Your first hardware token is provided at no cost to you or your department.
Hardware security tokens belong to UWSP. When leaving university employment, faculty/staff hardware tokens must be returned to IT or to the department. Student staff hardware tokens must be returned to the hiring department/employer.
Lost hardware tokens: A $12 replacement fee will be charged to the department (or department/student employer in the case of student staff) if a hardware token is lost or damaged and must be replaced.
Students, Retirees, Emeriti, and Volunteers
Students, Retirees, Emeriti, and Volunteers are not required to have a hardware token, and are instead encouraged to use Phone SMS or Voice options as their back up authentication method. If a hardware token is desired, you may submit a request to purchase a token using one of the methods below. There is a $12 charge for each hardware token.
Students: the $12 fee for a hardware token will be billed to your student bill.
Retirees, Emeriti, and Volunteers: please contact your university department to ask if they will cover the cost of your hardware token and to request their approval.
- Fill out the Request a Hardware Token form.
- Schedule an appointment to pick up and activate the hardware token.
Requirements for Activating Your Hardware Token:
You will need TWO valid forms of picture ID to activate your hardware token at the Service Desk.
- Acceptable forms of ID:
- University ID (required)
- AND one of the following:
- Driver's license
- Passport
- State ID
Contact the IT Service Desk with additional questions!