{"id":249,"date":"2024-07-21T11:47:13","date_gmt":"2024-07-21T11:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestresellerhosting.in\/blog\/?p=249"},"modified":"2024-07-21T11:48:46","modified_gmt":"2024-07-21T11:48:46","slug":"how-to-set-up-2-factor-authentication-in-directadmin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestresellerhosting.in\/blog\/how-to-set-up-2-factor-authentication-in-directadmin\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Set up 2 Factor Authentication in DirectAdmin?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>2 Factor Authentication &#8211; The feature allows any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.directadmin.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">DirectAdmin<\/a> account to require the <strong>Two-Step Authentication<\/strong> using a time-based code from a <strong>smart-phone app<\/strong> (e.g., Google Authenticator, FreeOTP, Authy, etc.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><h2>Table of Contents<\/h2><nav><ul><li><a href=\"#multi-factor-authentication\">Multi-factor authentication<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#requirements-for-2-factor-authentication-direct-admin\">Requirements for 2 factor authentication DirectAdmin<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#to-enable-a-two-step-authentication-in-direct-admin\">To Enable a Two-Step Authentication in DirectAdmin<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"multi-factor-authentication\">Multi-factor authentication<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A multi-factor or multi-step authentication method is the most recent authentication technology in which a user must verify himself from numerous locations. DirectAdmin offers its smartphone users Two-Step Authentication (2FA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"requirements-for-2-factor-authentication-direct-admin\">Requirements for 2 factor authentication DirectAdmin<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Below given are the prerequisites for multiple-factor authentication on DirectAdmin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A DirectAdmin User<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On the phone, we can use Google Authenticator or similar software\/password manager to scan the QR code, which creates the one-time codes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"to-enable-a-two-step-authentication-in-direct-admin\">To Enable a Two-Step Authentication in DirectAdmin<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Log in to your<strong> DirectAdmin<\/strong> account which is purchased from your <a href=\"https:\/\/bestresellerhosting.in\/vps-server-hosting.html\">Hosting service provider<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Click on <strong>Two-Step Authentication<\/strong> in the <strong>Advanced Features<\/strong> section.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/two_stp_auth.png\" alt=\"2 factor authentication\" class=\"wp-image-10887\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>3. Click on the <strong>Generate Secret<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/gen_secret.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10888\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\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\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/code.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10889\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\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\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/test_code.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10890\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\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\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/tick_save.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10891\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\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>2 Factor Authentication &#8211; The feature allows any DirectAdmin account to require the Two-Step Authentication using a time-based code from a smart-phone app (e.g., Google Authenticator, FreeOTP, Authy, etc.) Multi-factor authentication A multi-factor or multi-step authentication method is the most recent authentication technology in which a user must verify himself from numerous locations. 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