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I just want to re-enforce your second bullet...

It is 2013, two factor authentication is here and it is open source software. You can use Google Authenticator[1] for free or you can use something like the YubiKey[2]. If the students have a smartphone then Google Authenticator is on almost all of the major platforms.

[1] http://code.google.com/p/google-authenticator/

[2] http://www.yubico.com/about/background/

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unfortunately most of the University runs on Microsoft Exchange I believe, and they do not support 2-factor authentication.

And once again we prove that Microsoft, just like parents, can be blamed for everything ;)

Maybe you should do some more reading. There are certainly supported configurations for two factor authentication.

oh yes of course they can set-up 2-factor authentication themselves, but it's not supported ''out-of-the-box'' is it?

This is what I mean: http://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-explains-why-outlookcom...

With Google Apps you just turn it on... and can force users to use it.

Right, but your article is talking about outlook.com.

Office 365 and stand alone (ie: private) exchange installs certainly support it.

Comparing outlook.com to 'Microsoft Exchange' (whether you're talking about Office 365 which is MS's 'cloud' solution, or private Exchange servers) is not exactly fair. One is designed as a free email hosting solution for personal use (essentially replacing Hotmail), the other is designed for business/organizational use and costs money.

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