If you’re familiar with 2FA, you can directly go to this direct link and activate Google Authenticator.

What is 2-factor authentication

Please refer to : What is 2-factor authentication

When do you need to use 2-factor authentication:

If you have sudo privileges on a Linux VM you need to log in through 2-factor authentication. Otherwise you can login with your University password.

How to set up 2-factor authentication:

Everybody can use Google Authenticator (phone app) or Authy to provide the 2nd factor.

Setting up Google Authenticator:

Setting up Authy:

How to use 2-factor authentication:

Instead of just typing your password you have to type

<password><:><token>

, where token is provided by pressing the YubiKey or typing the 6- or 7-digit number provided by the Google Authenticator app on your phone.

References

Two-Factor Authentication