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Help for school staff who manage AuthCop

AuthCop

AuthCop adds an extra sign-in check for students at your school. This guide explains every page in the admin portal: what it is for, how to use it, and how your changes affect students when they sign in.

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How a student signs in

The student signs in to MicrosoftSchool email address and password, as usual.
AuthCop checks your rulesBlocked countries and access policies decide what happens next.
The student proves who they areFor example, by scanning their own QR code card.
Microsoft finishes the sign-inThe student is back in their apps.

Find your way around

Each section of this guide matches a part of the admin portal.

Get started

Set up AuthCop for your school step by step, and learn how a student sign-in works from start to finish.

Users and groups

Find students and staff, manage groups, and look after a student's sign-in methods.

MFA and access policies

Choose how students prove who they are, from where and when. Print QR code cards for your students.

Teacher MFA requests

Approve a student's sign-in when they can't use their own QR code or other method.

Reports

See who signed in, from where, and who changed what in the admin portal.

Settings

Connect AuthCop to Microsoft Entra, sync users with SCIM, and brand the student sign-in page.

Something not working?Fixes for common problems with student sign-in and the admin portal.New to AuthCop?Start with the key terms used throughout the portal and this guide.