If there is absolutely no way that you can use a smartphone, then there are some alternative options for you to set up MFA for your ESL account.

The Ministry strongly suggests that you use your smartphones to download an authenticator app as this provides a second factor to verify you and prevents hackers from pretending to be you.

Here are some options you can try which offer MFA capabilities:
Please note: We are not able to provide IT Support on the following options if you were to contact the Education Service Desk nor are we able to offer detailed instructions on this help page.

• Desktop applications
• Browser extensions
• or any website-based MFA passcode generators.

While these methods listed above work, they are not recommended as an MFA method.

These methods all lack separation between the device accessing sensitive information and the device providing the multi-factor authentication.

These methods also require you to remember an additional set of username and password/phrase. Additionally, if a person with malicious intent wishes to access your account, they simply need to get hold of one device.