Overview
Duo is capable of texting passcodes to your mobile phone number, if you have one enrolled for your account. Each text message contains 8 passcodes. Each passcode can be used once and does not expire.
Important! Duo SMS passcodes cannot be used if you enrolled in Secure MFA, which blocks Duo voice and SMS authentication methods. See
What is Secure MFA? for more information.
Obtaining Passcodes
When presented with the Duo prompt, click "Other options".
Select "Send text message passcode".
Enter the passcode and select "Verify".
Passcodes do not expire until used. Since Duo sends 8 passcodes each time, you can save the remaining 7 and use these for future authentications if desired.
To use passcodes with the VPN, please refer to https://support.uidaho.edu/TDClient/KB/ArticleDet?ID=875.