DotNetNuke Two Factor Authentication (2FA) – OTP over Email

DotNetNuke (DNN) Two Factor Authentication provides the ability to add the second layer of authentication on the top of DotNetNuke default login page.The OTP over Email method enables you to authenticate using the one-time password (OTP) that is sent to the registered email address. When you try to authenticate, an email is sent to the registered email address with the OTP. You can use this OTP for authentication within a short time frame. Our DotNetNuke Two Factor Authentication stands effective against cyber attacks, is also user-friendly. Our DotNetNuke (DNN) Two Factor Authentication Module provides the 8+ authentication methods including Google Authenticator, Microsoft Authenticator, OTP over SMS, OTP over Email, Duo Push Notification and many more.

1. Download & Installation

• Download the DotNetNuke Two Factor Authentication (2FA) module from here - [ LINK ]
• Now go to Settings >> Extensions >> Install extensions for installing the miniOrange DotNetNuke Two Factor Authentication module.

• Add this module on the page. You can add this module to any page.

• Navigate to the module settings.

• Find the miniOrange Two Factor Authentication Settings module where you can find the all two factor methods and 2FA settings.
• NOTE: If you want to use OTP over SMS or OTP over Email as a two factor method then you need to register with miniOrange otherwise no need to create an account.

• NOTE: If you want to use Google Authenticator, Microsoft Authenticator and Security Question, in that case no need to create an account.

2. Configure OTP over Email

• Select OTP over Email as a two factor authentication method.

• Try to login using that user, after username and password authentication, the miniOrange two factor module enforce the user to configure the DNN 2FA first.
• The user’s email is automatically picked by the DNN 2FA module, if you want to change the email ID, then you can.

• After clicking on the Send OTP button the user will receive One Time Passcode on the entered email address number.

3. Send OTP over Email

• Enter the received OTP in the below textbox, after validating the OTP the user gets one more OTP for testing the method and after verifying the OTP the user will login into the site.

• Afterwards whenever the user tries to login, the user has to verify the two-factor authentication after validating the username and password.

Additional Resources

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