[Eril-l] vendors requiring phone numbers for MFA

[Electronic Resources in Libraries discussion list]

Some vendors do provide the option to request an authentication code via
email, but it is usually in very small print.

Valerie Emerson
The George Washington University

On Tue, Apr 25, 2023 at 11:58 AM Electronic Resources in Libraries
discussion list via Eril-l <eril-l at lists.eril-l.org> wrote:

> I just wanted to add "yikes!" to this. Luckily, I haven't (yet) come
> across this.
>
> I don't have a smartphone (nor do I want one). Yes, I realize I'm a very
> small minority. I agree that if work wants us to use cell phones for work
> purposes, they should provide us with one (I do have a flip phone, but it's
> also almost never turned on). I wish there was an option for an email
> multi-factor authentication instead.
>
> My own work does have an authentication app to log in remotely (which I
> only rarely do), and I use my tablet for that, but I'm not happy about
> that, either.
>
> Of course, in this scenario, it's not really our own work requiring the
> cell phone, but it's the vendors. I think the "problem" is that so many
> people always have their smartphones with them and turned on, it's just
> assumed one will have it and be willing to use it for anything (work,
> included).
>
> I'm sorry that doesn't really help you or answer your question. I just
> wanted to add my support for what you are saying.
> Cindy
>
>
>
> *__________________________ *
> *Cindy Wiebe*, MLIS
> (she/her/hers)
> Cataloguing & Systems Specialist
> St. Mary's University Library
> Calgary, Alberta, Canada
> cindy.wiebe at stmu.ca
>
> [image: LOGO_stmu_library_BLUE&YELLOW_2019apr_100x72_email]
>
> *As a settler of German, English, Irish, and Scottish descent, I grew up
> in what is now known as Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan: Treaty 4 territory,
> which encompasses the traditional lands of the Cree, Ojibwe, Saulteaux,
> Dakota, Nakota, Lakota, and Métis peoples. I have lived in Mohkinstsis (now
> known as Calgary) for 32 years, on the traditional territory of the
> Siksikaitsitapi (the Blackfoot Confederacy): the, Siksika, Kainai, and
> Piikani First Nations. This is where Treaty 7 was made in 1877 between the
> British Crown and the Blackfoot, as well as the Tsuut’ina, and Iyaxe Nakoda
> peoples. This place is also home to the Métis Nation, Region 3.*
>
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> *From:* Eril-l <eril-l-bounces at lists.eril-l.org> on behalf of Electronic
> Resources in Libraries discussion list via Eril-l <eril-l at lists.eril-l.org
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> *Sent:* April 25, 2023 9:44 AM
> *To:* Eril-l at lists.eril-l.org <eril-l at lists.eril-l.org>
> *Subject:* [Eril-l] vendors requiring phone numbers for MFA
>
>
> Hi all -
>
> Vendors and other sites required for technical services work are starting
> to require a cell phone number for multi-factor authentication via an
> authenticator app or sms.  E.g., to login to admin sites and get usage
> statistics.  We do NOT want staff using their personal cell phones for
> business purposes, for multiple reasons.  It's highly unlikely our
> institution will provide us with cell phones!
>
> Anyone have any suggestions for how to deal with this issue?
>
> Thanks and best, Theresa
>
> Theresa Arndt
> Assoc. Director for Library Resources & Administration
> Dickinson College
> Carlisle, PA 17013
> Office/voicemail:  (717) 245-1750
> arndtt at dickinson.edu
> she/her/hers
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-- 
Valerie Emerson
E-Resources Specialist/ ETD Administrator, Gelman Library
The George Washington University
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