Two step verification

What is two factor authentication and why is it needed?

NOA is switching over to two factor authentication in order to improve the privacy and security of NOA Online and its users. Two factor authentication means that you will need to login with your e-mail address, password and an extra code. This extra code only needs to be filled in once every thirty days and can be received on your mobile phone via an app or an SMS code. This code adds an additional security level to NOA Online and ensures that personal information, test results and management of NOA Online is even more secure.

What has changed?

Implementation of NOA Online has a few consequences for NOA Online managers:

• You have to login with your e-mail address and password.
• You can only login if there is a mobile telephone number for you registered in our system. If this is not the case then you can contact the main manager for NOA Online within your organization. He or she can add your mobile phone number to your account.
• Every individual main manager and any individual project managers needs their own login credentials.
• An extra code is needed when logging in. This is needed once every thirty days.

Logging in with the app

Logging in with the app is quicker and simpler, but is only possible with a smartphone. This can be an iPhone, Android phone or a Windows Phone. The app you need is the Google Authenticator or the Microsoft Authenticator. You can find these in the Play Store, App Store, or the Store. To set up the app you need to follow the following steps:

• Go to NOA Online, login with your e-mail address and password, and choose the app.
• Validate your mobile phone number by filling in the missing digits of your phone number. Click on “Next” to send an SMS code to your mobile phone and fill the code in on the next screen.
• Next you will see a screen explaining how you can install the app and set the app up. Don’t forget to scan the barcode on the right before you click on next. After you have scanned this barcode a code should appear in the app on your phone. Click on “Next”.
• Fill in the code from the app and click on next. You are now logged in!
• You can choose to remember these settings for thirty days on your computer. This means that you will not need to login with an extra code for the next thirty days when logging in on the same computer.

Logging in with SMS

If you don’t have a smartphone you can still log in with an SMS code. Follow these steps to log in with SMS:

• Go to NOA Online, log in with your e-mail address and password, and choose for SMS.
• Validate your mobile phone number by filling in the missing digits of your phone number. Click on “Next” to send an SMS code to your mobile phone and fill the code in on the next screen.
• If you don’t have a smartphone then choose “No” for the question “Do you have a smartphone?”. Then click on next. You are now logged in!