Blackboard Learn: Multi-Factor Authentication

Owned by Bradley Buege
Last updated: Aug 11, 2022
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The information in this article aims to answer questions you may have regarding Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) as it relates to your Blackboard Learn login at California Baptist University. Blackboard Learn as an educational tool is provided and supported by Information Technology Services.

If you have additional unanswered questions, please contact the Help Desk using any of the following methods:

When is MFA being enforced for Blackboard Learn?

  • Starting Friday, August 12th, 2022.

Who is required to use MFA for Blackboard Learn?

The following affected groups will be required to use MFA:

  • Faculty and Adjunct Faculty

  • Staff

  • Students

Will I have to use MFA every time I log in?

You will need to use MFA once per single sign-on (SSO) session. If your SSO session expires or is closed, you will need to use MFA to login again.
Examples:

MFA needed.

  1. Opening Blackboard Learn for the first time in a Web Browser.

  2. You have logged out of Blackboard Learn, have no other web apps active using SSO in that browser session, then return to Blackboard Learn

No MFA needed.

  1. You already have signed into a web app* using SSO, then open Blackboard Learn in a new tab.

    1. *Examples: Outlook.com or Box.com

Session activity timeout is 3 hours of inactivity.

Yes, for your first time login.

30 days, after which you will be prompted for login and MFA.

Alternate login type accounts will not use MFA.