Step by Step Guide for setting up Two Factor Authentication (2FA) for Magento

Setup OTP over Email 2FA method with Magento plugin. This guide will help you to configure OTP over Email as Two Factor Authentication ( 2FA ) method for your Magento site. The Magento 2FA plugin will add a second layer of authentication to your Magento account to increase the security of your site from unwanted hacks and unauthorized login attempts.

  Setup OTP over Email 2FA method

For Admin setup OTP over Email 2FA method

• Register/Login with miniOrange.

• Go to the Two Factor Settings tab to enable 2fa during Sign in.
• Click on the Enable Two Factor Authentication for Admin to setup Two Factor for Admin's.

• You can choose specific methods for different roles from the dropdown.



Note: Note down backdoor URL in case you get locked out. Backdoor URL creates a backdoor to login to your magento website.



• Select OTP Over Email method and click on the Save button.

• When you log in the first time, you will be asked to set up two-factor authentication. Let’s see how it works.
• Enter your Admin account credentials.

• Enter received OTP to the text box and click on the Validate button.

• You successfully log in to your Admin account.

For Customer setup OTP over Email 2FA method

• Go to the Two Factor Settings tab to enable 2fa during customer registration.
• In the Sign in options for the customer section Enable Two Factor Authentication for Customer to setup Two Factor for customer's.

• You can select different 2FA methods for different roles or groups of customers.

• Then in the ‘ALLOW SPECIFIC 2FA METHODS TO CONFIGURE IN INLINE REGISTRATION’ section OTP Over SMS method for your customers then click on the save button.

• When you log in the first time, you will be asked to set up two-factor authentication. Let’s see how it works.
• Enter your customer account details.

• Enter received OTP and click on the Verify & Next button.

• You successfully log in to your customer account.

Magento 2 2FA Google Authenticator is a popular method for securing user accounts. To make user accounts more secure, let's set up the Magento Google authenticator method. In this guide, we will show you how to set up Magento Google Authenticator via our Magento Two Factor Authentication (2FA) plugin. By using Magento Two Factor Authentication (2FA), you can increase the security of your Magento account against unwanted hackers and unauthorized login attempts.

Google Authenticator is a popular 2FA app that generates a unique, time-based code that you enter along with your password to log in to your Magento account.

There are two easy ways to configure Magento Google Authenticator:

For more information about other features of our Magento Two Factor Authentication (2FA) plugin, click here.

  Setup Google Authenticator 2FA method

For Admin setup Google Authenticator 2FA method

• Register/Login with miniOrange.

• Go to the Two Factor Settings tab to enable 2fa during Sign in.
• Click on the Enable Two Factor Authentication for Admin's to setup Two Factor for Admin's.

• You can choose specific methods for different roles from the dropdown.



Note: Note down backdoor URL in case you get locked out. Backdoor URL creates a backdoor to login to your magento website.



• Select Google Authenticator method and click on the Save button.

• When you log in the first time, you will be asked to set up two-factor authentication. Let’s see how it works.
• Enter your Admin account credentials.

• Download Google Authenticator app from the app store and sign in to the app.
• Then scan the QR code and enter the six digit passcode from the app and click on the Submit button.

• You successfully log in to your Admin account.

For Customer setup Google Authenticator 2FA method

• Go to the Two Factor Settings tab to enable 2fa during customer registration.
• In the Sign in options for the customer section Enable Two Factor Authentication for Customer to setup Two Factor for customer's.

• You can select different 2FA methods for different roles or groups of customers.

• Then in the ‘ALLOW SPECIFIC 2FA METHODS TO CONFIGURE IN INLINE REGISTRATION’ section select Google Authenticator method for your customers then click on the save button.

• When you log in the first time, you will be asked to set up two-factor authentication. Let’s see how it works.
• Enter your customer account details.

• Download Google Authenticator app from the app store and sign in to the app.
• Then scan the QR code and enter the six digit passcode from the app and click on the Submit button.

• You successfully log in to your customer account.

Setup Microsoft Authenticator 2FA method with Magento 2FA extensnion. This guide will help you to configure Microsoft Authenticator as Two Factor Authentication ( 2FA ) method for your Magento site. The Magento 2FA plugin will add a second layer of authentication to your Magento account to increase the security of your site from unwanted hacks and unauthorized login attempts.

  Setup Microsoft Authenticator 2FA method

For Admin setup Microsoft Authenticator 2FA method

• Register/Login with miniOrange.

• Go to the Two Factor Settings tab to enable 2fa during Sign in.
• Click on the Enable Two Factor Authentication for Admin's to setup Two Factor for Admin's.

• You can choose specific methods for different roles from the dropdown.



Note: Note down backdoor URL in case you get locked out. Backdoor URL creates a backdoor to login to your magento website.



• Select Microsoft Authenticator method and click on the Save button.

• When you log in the first time, you will be asked to set up two-factor authentication. Let’s see how it works.
• Enter your Admin account credentials.

• Download Microsoft Authenticator app from the app store and sign in to the app.
• Then scan the QR code and enter the six digit passcode from the app and click on the Submit button.

• You successfully log in to your Admin account.

For Customer setup Microsoft Authenticator 2FA method

• Go to the Two Factor Settings tab to enable 2fa during customer registration.
• In the Sign in options for the customer section Enable Two Factor Authentication for Customer to setup Two Factor for customer's.

• You can select different 2FA methods for different roles or groups of customers.

• Then in the ‘ALLOW SPECIFIC 2FA METHODS TO CONFIGURE IN INLINE REGISTRATION’ section select Microsoft Authenticator method for your customers then click on the save button.

• When you log in the first time, you will be asked to set up two-factor authentication. Let’s see how it works.
• Enter your customer account details.

• Download Microsoft Authenticator app from the app store and sign in to the app.
• Then scan the QR code and enter the six digit passcode from the app and click on the Submit button.

• You successfully log in to your customer account.