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Register Yubikey
To enroll in the college's multi-factor authentication solution using a YubiKey, please follow the below instructions:
1. Navigate to https://amp.cpcc.edu/.
2. Login with your username and password, click "Select Domain", and select "Student".
3. AMP will ask to send a verification code to your email. Click the drop-down and select an email address you can access. Then, enter the characters shown below the drop-down and click "Continue".
4. Go to the inbox of the email address you selected in step 3. Locate an email in your inbox similar to that shown below:
5. Go back to amp.cpcc.edu and enter the code that was sent to your email address. Type in the characters at the bottom as well.
6. After you select "Continue," the screen shown below should appear. If it does not appear immediately, try clicking on the "Enrollment" tab, which is located next to "Change Password" at the top of the page. Click on the the "Click here" button next to "Complete your enrollment now!"
7. In the "Enrollment" tab, click on the pencil icon located next to "Duo Security".
8. Once you click on the pencil icon, a window entitled "Protect Your Central Piedmont Account" will appear. Click "Start setup".
9. The window will ask what type of device you are adding. Select "Security Key", the click "Continue".
10. You will next see an "Enroll Your Security Key" window. Select "Continue".
11. A new window will appear with wording that says "Create a passkey". Select "USB security key".
12. Insert your Yubikey into your PC and touch the blinking key icon on the device when prompted.
*Make sure the gold is facing the inside of the USB port, see below:
13. After you have touched the blinking key icon, this screen will appear on your computer to confirm that your DUO enrollment is complete.
1. Once the Yubikey has been registered, when you login to a CPCC Webpage, If you have more than one device registered, select Security Key in the dropdown, as shown below:
2. Click "Use Security Key", you should be prompted to insert the Yubikey into a USB port (make sure the gold side faces inside) and touch it.
3. The Yubikey should start blinking, simply touch the gold circle with the key symbol on it and it should authenticate.
**If the yubikey is already inserted, you simply need to touch the gold circle key when it blinks.
You can also authenticate on your Smartphone using a USB adapter such as those shown below:
To set up smartphone-based Yubikey authentication, please follow the steps below:
1. Plug the Yubikey into a smartphone-compatible USB adapter (see image above for appearance).
2. Plug the USB with the Yubikey attached into the smartphone.
3. Select Use "Security Key". (If you have registered your phone as well, you will need to select "Security Key" from the "Device" dropdown list).
4. Your security key will begin to blink. Place your finger on the key and it will allow you to log in.