{"id":96,"date":"2020-01-23T16:52:19","date_gmt":"2020-01-23T15:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.easyhost.be\/en\/help\/?post_type=ht_kb&p=96"},"modified":"2020-07-06T12:48:16","modified_gmt":"2020-07-06T10:48:16","slug":"how-do-i-enable-two-factor-authentication","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.easyhost.be\/en\/help\/kb\/how-do-i-enable-two-factor-authentication\/","title":{"rendered":"How do I enable two factor authentication?"},"content":{"rendered":"

With two factor authentication (2FA) you add an extra layer of security to your login. You will then receive a code on your smartphone that you must enter to log in. That way your account is even more secure.<\/span><\/p>\n \t\t

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\r\n \t\t\t\t\tThere are multiple applications you can use for two-factor authentication. In our case we will be looking at Duo Mobile<\/a>, a free 2 factor authentication app that works for both iOS and Android users. \t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n \t\t\t \t\t\t\r\n \t\t<\/div>\r\n \t\t\n

Follow these steps in the <\/span><\/strong>control panel<\/span><\/a> :<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. In the upper right corner, click on your name > \u201cPersonal Information\u201d.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Choose in the menu on the left for \u201cTwo-factor authentication\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Then click the “Configure two-factor authentication” button.<\/span>
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  4. You now get an overview of the actions you need to take to set up two-step verification. <\/span>Be the first to download an app to generate the code. <\/span>In this example we use “Duo Mobile”<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Scan the QR code with the app you chose. <\/span>If you are unable to scan, enter the alphanumeric string.
    \n<\/span><\/span>
    \n\"\"<\/li>\n
  6. The app will now give you a verification code. <\/span>Enter it on the control panel and click on “Activate two-step verification”.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  7. From now on, when you log in, after typing in your username and password, you will have to enter the code from your Two-factor authentication app again.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n \t\t
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    \r\n \t\t\t\t\tOptional: In “Settings” > “General settings “you can opt to require two-step verification for all users of this customer account \t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n \t\t\t \t\t\t\r\n \t\t<\/div>\r\n \t\t\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    With two factor authentication (2FA) you add an extra layer of security to your login. You will then receive a code on your smartphone that you must enter to log in. That way your account is even more secure. Follow these steps in the control panel : In the upper…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"ht-kb-category":[9,8],"ht-kb-tag":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easyhost.be\/en\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/96"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easyhost.be\/en\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easyhost.be\/en\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ht_kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyhost.be\/en\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyhost.be\/en\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=96"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyhost.be\/en\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/96\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2036,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyhost.be\/en\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/96\/revisions\/2036"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easyhost.be\/en\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=96"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyhost.be\/en\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-category?post=96"},{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyhost.be\/en\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-tag?post=96"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}