Category Archives: Authentication

Library Proxy Server Changes: What faculty should know to double check in Brightspace

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Library Proxy Server Changes: What faculty should know to double check in Brightspace

Check your embedded links to library materials in Brightspace! Off-Campus Authentication – In the fall, we updated the linking for off-campus access, and you may have links embedded in your Spring Semester class materials that need to be updated for them to work. Any links that begin with https://libproxy.cortland.edu will need to be changed to begin with https://sunycortland.idm.oclc.org.For more information, please see the entry on our blog from last fall …

https://sites.cortland.edu/library/category/off-campus-authentication/

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Multi Factor Authentication

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Image advertising the Library's Helpful Tips post about Multi Factor Authentication and students.

Multi Factor Authentication (MFA) is required for accessing SUNY Cortland’s myRedDragon portal. Students are currently asked to use Microsoft Authenticator. Microsoft Authenticator goes off phone hardware rather than the phone number. So anytime students get a new phone it is important a to know they need to contact the Technology Help Center for an authenticator reset. Students can also add an additional back up method to their account for more flexibility, instructions can be found here:

“Adding a Backup Authentication Method” https://cortland.teamdynamix.com/TDClient/2298/Portal/KB/ArticleDet?ID=144106

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Off-Campus Authentication

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Memorial Library has changed our proxy server (off-campus authentication) links, in accordance with the requirements of our vendor, OCLC. Any links that begin with https://libproxy.cortland.edu will be redirected to this page as of 8/22/2023..

If you encounter an issue with off-campus access, please use the Linking to Library Resources request on the Tech Help tab to report the problem so that it can be addressed.