Using a physical USB security key for Google 2 factor authentication

Created by Cari Durecki, Modified on Mon, 7 Aug, 2023 at 5:14 PM by Cari Durecki

Using a physical USB security key for Google 2FA (two factor authentication)

First step– plug the USB Security key (dongle) into your laptop.
Open your Google Chrome browser and go to the Google.com webpage.
Login to your school Google-Gmail account. ( @staff.goshenschools.org)
Click on the round icon in the top right corner that represents your account.
Click on “Manage your Google Account”
In the left side column click on “Security”
Scroll down to find “How you sign in to Google”
Click on “Security keys”
You will need to login with your current password.
Click on “Add security key”
Click OK and OK
You will be prompted to touch your security key, this means touch the gold disk finger sensor or press the button.
You will be prompted to name it. A good name might be “GCS”.
Click Next and Next. You are done with setup, you can close this Google Chrome settings window.