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How to setup Yubikey Hardware Token for 2-Factor Authentication?

"YUBIKEY Hardware Token" is a 2fa verification method, in which a user needs to connect a USB into his computer which generates a key in the form of an alphabetic string. This process works with the combination of OTP (One Time Passcode) & hardware tokens.

Follow these steps to setup Yubikey Hardware Token for 2FA Enterprise plugin.

Click on the miniOrange 2-factor plugin visible in the menu to the left.

Yubikey Hardware Token - WordPress Dashboard page

Here, you can see the Authentication methods available in the miniOrange 2-factor Enterprise plugin. Click on the Configure button underneath the Yubikey Hardware Token tile.

Yubikey Hardware Token - Select Yubikey Hardware Token

You will be shown the steps to configure Yubikey hardware token. Click on the miniOrange Dashboard link in the first step.

Yubikey Hardware Token - Steps to Configure Yubikey Hardware Token

Enter your miniOrange account username or email address and click on the Login button.

Yubikey Hardware Token - Enter login credentials

Enter your account password and again click on the Login button.

Yubikey Hardware Token - Click login button

You will be logged in to miniOrange Dashboard.
Click on the 2-Factor Authentication from the left side menu and select Setup 2FA.

Yubikey Hardware Token - Select Setup 2FA

You will be shown the Configure Second Factor page.
Select YUBIKEY Token in the Hardware Token tab to activate the method.

Yubikey Hardware Token - Go to Hardware Token tab

Click on Edit [🖍] button.
Connect the Yubikey WordPress hardware through the USB port.

Click inside the Enter OTP input field.
Now press the button on the Yubikey hardware token, otp will be automatically added in this field.
Then click on the Save button. The Yubikey Token MFA method will be enabled successfully.

Yubikey Hardware Token - Hold the hardware

Go to the plugin dashboard on your WordPress instance and click on the Back button.

Test the method click on the Test Authentication Method button.

Yubikey Hardware Token - Click Test Authentication button

Click inside the Enter OTP input field and press the button on the hardware token. OTP will be automatically added in this field.
You have tested the method successfully.

Yubikey Hardware Token - Click Yubikey to enter OTP

Now let's login using Yubikey Hardware Token authentication.
Enter your login credentials and click on the Login button.

Now you will get a popup to enter the OTP generated by Discord Yubikey Hardware device.
Please press the button on your Yubikey Hardware device. OTP will be automatically added in this field.

Yubikey Hardware Token - logged in successfully

You will be logged in successfully.

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