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Use 2 Step Verification

2-Step Verification (2SV) adds enhanced security to your CCH iFirm site. It is a method of confirming your identity. You are granted access to CCH iFirm only after successfully presenting an additional piece of evidence to your password, such as a security number received by email or a code generated by a smart phone application like Google Authenticator.

ClosedRegister for 2-Step Verification

You are required to register for 2-Step Verification on every device (computer, tablet, iPad and so on) and browser that you use. When you log in to CCH iFirm from a specific device and browser, you will see the 2-Step Verification page. If you log in to CCH iFirm using a different device, or the same device but a different browser, you will need to register once again.

  1. On the Multi-Factor Authentication page, select your preferred option for receiving the authentication code: Google Authenticator or E-mail.
  2. Click Proceed, then follow the steps below, depending on the authentication option you chose.

ClosedRegister via Google Authenticator
  1. Install the Google Authenticator app on your mobile phone, from either the Android Play Store or Apple Store.
  2. On your mobile phone, open the Google Authenticator app, do one of the following:
  3. Android devices: Tap the Begin button then, tap the Scan a barcode link.
  4. Apple devices: Tap the Begin Setup button then, tap Scan barcode.
  5. Back on the CCH iFirm Multi-Factor Authentication page, scan the QR (bar) code with your mobile phone, then click Next.

  1. In the Authentication code box, enter the code that displays on your mobile phone.

  1. Optional: Select the Remember me check box, then enter a name for the device and/or browser you are using.

For security reasons, do NOT use this feature if you are using a public device or a device that is used by other people within your office.

  1. Click Submit.

Once registered, the next time you use that device and/or browser, you will not need to scan the QR code. You will only need to enter the code from your phone into CCH iFirm. The code will be different each time. If you select the Remember me check box, you will not have to enter a code for the next 90 days.

ClosedRegister via E-mail
  1. Open your email account and find the authentication code in the email you receive from CCH iFirm.
  2. On the CCH iFirm Multi-Factor Authentication page, in the Authentication code box, enter the code that displays in your email.
  3. Optional: Select the Remember me check box, then enter a name for the device and/or browser you are using.

For security reasons, do NOT use this feature if you are using a public device or a device that is used by other people within your office.

  1. Click Submit.

ClosedUse the Remember me feature

The Remember Me feature is suitable if you often use the same device and/or browser to access your CCH iFirm site. It enables the system to remember (for 90 days) the particular device and/or browser you are using, so you do not have to go through the authentication process every time you log in to your CCH iFirm site. The next time you log in to CCH iFirm using that device and/or browser, you will bypass the Multi-Factor Authentication page and therefore, not have to enter an authentication code.

For security reasons, this feature works for 90 days for each device and/or browser you add. When the 90 days is up, you will need to go through the authentication process once again.