2SV - Wycliffe Identity Profile 2-Step Verification Setup with Twilio Authy

Wycliffe USA 

Wycliffe Identity Profile 

2-Step Verification Setup

with

Twilio Authy

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Purpose and Scope

The purpose of this document is to explain how to add your Wycliffe Identity Account (or IDP for short) to Twilio Authy (or Authy for short) on your smartphone for use with 2-Step Verification.

This document will only cover how to add your Wycliffe Identity Account to Authy.

This document assumes this is your first time setting up your IDP account, or you have already set up an authentication method with a security key, or that you have contacted the Wycliffe HelpDesk for assistance.

This document assumes you have a smartphone with internet access ready to use for this process. This document also assumes you have already installed Authy on your smartphone.

If you have not yet installed Twilio Authy, CLICK HERE for installation instructions.

How To

To add your IDP account’s 2-Step Verification to Authy, you will need to perform the following steps.

Before starting… Do you have your smartphone?

Before getting started, make sure you have your smartphone nearby with Authy already installed.

If you have not yet installed Authy on your smartphone, CLICK HERE for installation instructions.

Logging into Wycliffe Identity profile

• CLICK HERE to log directly into your Wycliffe IDP profile page.

  • Link: https://usa-pw.iidp.net/

If you have not previously added a Smartphone 2-step verification method to your IDP account, you will see the yellow exclamation triangle, with the message stating “No smartphone at this time, please add one”.

If you have previously added a Smartphone 2-step verification method to your IDP account and it’s not working, you may click on the Lost or New, or Remove buttons in the Smartphone section before continuing.

• Click on the Add button in the Smartphone section

• Click on the Yes button on the screen, asking “Do you have a smartphone?”

The next screen will state that Authy is recommended. You may also use Google Authenticator, but this document will only cover adding your account to Authy.

If you are already using Authy, you do not need to install Authy again and may continue with the process.

• Click on the “OK, I Installed It On My Smartphone” button

On the next screen you will see a QR code.

• Scan the QR code with Authy

On Your Smartphone

• Now you will need to get your smart phone out and open up the Twilio Authy app.

• Tap on the Add Account + button

• Tap the blue Scan QR Code button at the bottom of the screen.

Your phone may ask you to authorize Authy to use your camera. 

• Give Authy permission to access your camera or you will not be able to continue.

Once Authy can access your camera, it will automatically show the camera screen.

• Aim your camera at the QR code on your computer screen.

OPTIONAL: Add a Backup Password

If this is your first time setting up Authy, you will be prompted to add a backup password.

This will allow your accounts to be saved on Twilio’s servers in case something happens, such as your phone is lost or stolen, gets broken, or even if you change phones. You can simply log into Authy on the new device, enter the backup code you set here, and all of your accounts will be restored.

This is completely optional, but recommended.

Continuing from the previous step of scanning your first QR code into Authy…

• If you wish to skip this step, tap Skip on the top right of the screen and then skip the next couple of steps.

To add a backup password

• Type a password in the password field, then tap the red Enable Backups button

You will be prompted to confirm your backup password.

• Type your backup password in once more, then tap OK

Give your account a nickname

To make sure you don’t confuse your Wycliffe Google Account with your Wycliffe Identity Account, or any other account you add to this app, you may want to give it a nickname.

You are able to edit the logo if you wish. Most major website or system logos are available for ease of viewing your list.

Note that both Google’s account and Wycliffe’s Identity Profile account have their own respective logos to help you visually see which account is which.

You may also rename the account to whatever you like. Make sure to keep it simple. This will also help when visually looking for your account on your screen if you add more accounts.

If you have multiple Google or Wycliffe accounts, ie: Wycliffe USA, SIL, etc, you may want to differentiate each one by noting the email address it’s associated with.

This is only a nickname, so you may call it whatever you like that helps you remember which account is which.

After you give it a nickname and choose the logo, you will be taken back to the main Authy account screen.

You will now see your newly added IDP account on the main screen.

Back on your computer

Once you have scanned the QR code using Authy on your smartphone, you will continue the setup process on your computer.

• Click on the “Ok, My App Is Generating Codes Now” button

Next you will need to type in the code that you see on the Authy app on your smartphone.

Notice the little timer next to the code on your smartphone. This code will change every 30 seconds, and this timer shows the countdown for when it will change.

NOTE: If it is nearing the end of its timer, just wait for a new code to generate before typing it in on your computer. This will avoid failures between when the number changes and when you actually type it in.

• Type in the code, then click on the Verify button.

After clicking the Verify button, you will be presented with an Excellent! Screen.

• Click on the Continue button

The next screen will ask if you want to create Printable Backup Codes.

If you haven’t done so already, this is highly recommended. 

• Click on Create New Codes if you wish to do so now.

  • This document will not go in depth on backup codes

  • To learn more about Printable Backup Codes, CLICK HERE.

• Click on Skip If you wish to create Printable Backup Codes later.

That’s It!

Once this process is completed, the next screen will tell you so.

• Click on the See My Profile button

Once you are back on your profile screen, you will notice that the Smartphone App box is populated with information on creation date and when it was last used.

This shows that it was successfully added to your profile.

Congratulations! You have successfully added Authy as a secondary authentication method for your Wycliffe Identity Profile account!

Any time you are required to enter in an authentication method for your Wycliffe IDP account, you will be able to use either your security key or Authy.