Multi-factor authentication (MFA)
What is MFA?
Multi-factor authentication (MFA), also referred to as two-factor authentication (2FA), is a type of security measure in which a user is granted access to a website only after successfully presenting two or more distinct types of evidence (or factors) to an authentication mechanism. Using two factors to identify users greatly decreases the likeliness of an unauthorized login. In addition to asking users to login using their email and password (the first factor), CIMS asks users for a code from an authenticator app (the second factor) if MFA is enabled.
MFA in CIMS
MFA in CIMS is optional. Your organization may want to implement MFA as an additional security measure, controlling who can access your cemetery’s data. MFA can be enabled either on an individual level or on the cemetery level (requiring all users of a particular cemetery to use MFA).