Using Two-Factor Authentication - Revision history

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Client accounts, users, and admins can begin to use Two-Factor Authentication after you have activated one or more services and configured the installation.

==In the Client Area==

[[File:2fa-disabled.png|border|800px]]

To set up Two-Factor Authentication using Time-Based Tokens:

# From the Client Area, navigate to '''Hello, Name! > Security Settings'''.
# Click '''Click here to Enable'''.
# Select '''Time Based Tokens'''.
# Click '''Get Started'''.
# Scan the QR code with an authenticator app like Google Authenticator or Duo Mobile.
# Enter the 6-digit code that the authenticator app generates.
# Click '''Submit'''.
# Record the '''Backup Code''' in a safe place.
# Click '''Close'''.

[[File:enable-2fa-ca.png|thumb|Configuring Time Based Tokens in Client Area]]

<div class="docs-alert-info">
<span class="title">Disable Two-Factor Authentication for Users</span><br />
In WHMCS 8.0 and later, admins can disable (but not enable) Two-Factor Authentication for individual users at '''Clients > [[Manage_Users]]'''.
</div>

==In the Admin Area==

[[File:2FA_005.png|thumb|Configuring Time Based Tokens in Admin Area]]

Admins can perform the following actions to set up Two-Factor Authentication on their accounts using the '''Time-Based Tokens''' service:

# From the Admin Area, navigate to '''Account > My Account''' or, prior to WHMCS 8.0, '''My Account'''.
# Toggle '''Two-Factor Authentication''' to '''On'''.
# Select '''Time Based Tokens'''.
# Click '''Get Started'''.
# Scan the QR code with an authenticator app like Google Authenticator or Duo Mobile.
# Enter in the 6-digit code that the authenticator app generates.
# Click '''Submit'''.
# Record the '''Backup Code''' in a safe place.
# Click '''Close'''.

[[File:2FA_004.png|border|800px]]

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 To set up Two-Factor Authentication using Time-Based Tokens:

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 <div class="docs-alert-info">
-<span class="title">Disable Two-Factor Authentication for Users</span><br />
+In WHMCS 8.0 and later, admins can disable (but not enable) Two-Factor Authentication for individual users at '''Clients > [[Manage Users]]'''.
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 Admins can perform the following actions to set up Two-Factor Authentication on their accounts using the '''Time-Based Tokens''' service:
-# From the Admin Area, navigate to '''Account > My Account''' or, prior to WHMCS 8.0, '''My Account'''.
+# From the Admin Area, navigate to '''Account > [[My Account]]''' or, prior to WHMCS 8.0, '''My Account'''.
 # Toggle '''Two-Factor Authentication''' to '''On'''.
 # Select '''Time Based Tokens'''.