Google 2-step verification


1. What is Google 2-step verification?

2-step verification adds an extra layer of security to your Colby Apps Account by requiring a second piece of information - typically a numeric code sent to a cell phone – as well as your username and password when you sign in. This means that if someone steals or guesses your password, the potential hijacker still can't sign in to your account because they don't have your phone or online access codes.

To learn more about the 2-step verification and its requirements, visit the Google help pages here.

2. How to setup the 2-step verification?

To setup the 2-step verification, please click visit the Google Help pages here.

3. How to log in to email.colby.edu using this?

Go to email.colby.edu and sign in using your colby username and password.

Then you will be asked to enter the verification code which you received from Google. Enter the code, and click "verify".

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4. How to create tokens for smartphones, email clients and other devices?

  • Go to email.colby.edu and login
  • Click on Settings
  • Click on Accounts tab
  • Under "Change account settings", click on "Google Account settings"
  • Under Personal Settings > Security, click on Change authorized websites
  • Enter your Password and click Sign
  • (You are now going to create an access code for a device or email account that will be used instead of a password)
  • Under "Generate New Access Code" give a name to your access code. Click on "Generate Access Code".
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  • You will now see your access code in a window similar to the one below.
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  •  Copy the code, or enter it into the service. Make sure to checkmark the "Remember" option or you will have to create another code.