{"id":10053,"date":"2021-03-13T07:18:36","date_gmt":"2021-03-13T07:18:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/?p=10053"},"modified":"2024-04-23T13:04:51","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T12:04:51","slug":"set-2fa-directadmin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/set-2fa-directadmin\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Set a Two-Step Authentication (2FA) in DirectAdmin?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A multi-factor or multi-step authentication method is the latest authentication technology where a user has to do verification from multiple points. DirectAdmin provides a Two-Step Authentication (2FA) to its smartphone users.<\/p>\n<h2>To Enable a Two-Step Authentication in DirectAdmin<\/h2>\n<p>1. Log in to your<strong> DirectAdmin<\/strong> account.<\/p>\n<p>2. Click on <strong>Two-Step Authentication<\/strong> in the <strong>Advanced Features<\/strong> section.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10887\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/two_stp_auth.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1029\" height=\"185\" \/><\/p>\n<p>3. Click on the <strong>Generate Secret<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10888\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/gen_secret.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1350\" height=\"474\" \/><\/p>\n<p>4. The <strong>SETTINGS SAVED<\/strong> window will pop-up displaying a <strong>QR code<\/strong>. Scan the QR code with a <strong>QR code scanner mobile app<\/strong> (we recommend the <strong>Google Authenticator <\/strong>app that you can download from Play Store or App Store) and close the window.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10889\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/code.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"652\" height=\"337\" \/><\/p>\n<p>5. Enter the code generated by your QR code scanner app in the <strong>QR Code<\/strong> field and click on <strong>Test Code<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10890\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/test_code.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1354\" height=\"529\" \/><\/p>\n<p>6. Tick the <strong>Require valid Two-Step Authentication Code to login to this account.<\/strong> Click on the <strong>SAVE<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10891\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/tick_save.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1352\" height=\"513\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A success message flashes, indicating that the <strong>Two-Step Authentication<\/strong> is set for the <strong>DirectAdmin<\/strong> account.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A multi-factor or multi-step authentication method is the latest authentication technology where a user has to do verification from multiple points. DirectAdmin provides a Two-Step Authentication (2FA) to its smartphone users. To Enable a Two-Step Authentication in DirectAdmin 1. Log in to your DirectAdmin account. 2. Click on Two-Step Authentication in the Advanced Features section. 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