{"id":17134,"date":"2024-11-12T09:32:10","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T09:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=17134"},"modified":"2024-12-13T10:41:22","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T10:41:22","password":"","slug":"how-to-set-up-two-step-authentication-in-directadmin","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/knowledge-base\/how-to-set-up-two-step-authentication-in-directadmin\/","title":{"rendered":"How to set up Two Step Authentication in DirectAdmin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Multi-step authentication is an advanced security method requiring users to verify their identity through multiple checkpoints. DirectAdmin offers Two-Step Authentication (2FA) specifically for smartphone users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prerequisites<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Access to A DrectAdmin panel Account<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Google Authenticator on your phone (Reccommended)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You can also use another software\/password manager that can scan the QR code and generate one-time codes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">To Enable a Two-Step Authentication in DirectAdmin<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>First log in to your DirectAdmin Account<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>\u00a0https:\/\/IP-address:2222\u00a0or\u00a0https:\/\/server-hostname:2222.<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-zoooom\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"599\" height=\"649\" src=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-250.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-250.png 599w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-250-277x300.png 277w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Navigate to <strong>Advanced Features<\/strong> section and click on\u00a0<strong>Two-Step Authentication<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-zoooom\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"184\" src=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-251-1024x184.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-251-1024x184.png 1024w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-251-300x54.png 300w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-251-768x138.png 768w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-251.png 1029w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Next, you will click on <strong>Generate Secret <\/strong>button<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-252-1024x360.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17139\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-252-1024x360.png 1024w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-252-300x105.png 300w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-252-768x270.png 768w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-252.png 1350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You will see a Window popping up, labeled <strong>Settings Advanced<\/strong>. The Windows will have a <strong>QR Code<\/strong> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scan the code with your<strong> QR code mobile scanner<\/strong>, and we recommended Google Authenticator, which you can get from Google Playstore <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Close the window once you have scanned the code.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"652\" height=\"337\" src=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-253.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-253.png 652w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-253-300x155.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 652px) 100vw, 652px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You will now have a slot to input a QR code. Enter the code that will be generated by QR Code app on your phone. You will then click on <strong>Test Code.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-254-1024x400.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-254-1024x400.png 1024w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-254-300x117.png 300w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-254-768x300.png 768w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-254.png 1354w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Next will be to tick the\u00a0<strong>Require valid Two-Step Authentication Code to login to this account.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on the\u00a0<strong>SAVE<\/strong>\u00a0button.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/tick_save.jpg\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You will then see a success message that confirm that your <strong>DirectAdmin<\/strong> account has been secured with <strong>Two-Step Authentication<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Note that you will henceforth be needing the code to access your DirectAdmin account, each time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Multi-step authentication is an advanced security method requiring users to verify their identity through multiple checkpoints. 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