Student MFA - "Account Verification System is Having Trouble" Error
Some students are reporting an error that states "Account verification system is having trouble" when attempting to sign up for Student Multi-Factor Authentication.
Multi-factor authentication for UWM students went live 11/12/2020 at 10am cst. This means that all students who access Microsoft 365 in any manner will need to authenticate when logging in. In order to do this, a student must first sign up for Student MFA. During the sign up process, the student may see the following error:
"Account Verification System is having trouble"
To address this and successfully sign up for this service, please click the below link and follow the provided steps:
If the student continues to have issues, they may contact the UWM Help Desk at 414-229-4040 or via the UWM Technology page at https://uwm.edu/technology/help/