{"id":1834,"date":"2022-01-04T09:42:03","date_gmt":"2022-01-04T09:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/?p=1834"},"modified":"2022-01-04T11:27:58","modified_gmt":"2022-01-04T11:27:58","slug":"how-to-enable-two-factor-authentication-2fa-in-cpanel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/how-to-enable-two-factor-authentication-2fa-in-cpanel\/","title":{"rendered":"How to enable two-factor authentication (2FA) in cPanel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two-factor authentication adds an extra layer of protection by requiring you to enter a unique code beside your regular password when you login. This code is generated by an app on your smartphones and changes each after 60 seconds. No one will login without both your password and access to your smartphone to come up with the code making it very effective at keeping out intruders.<\/p>\n<h2>Enabling 2FA<\/h2>\n<p>1. If you don\u2019t have already got an authentication app installed on your smartphone or tablet you&#8217;ll required to download one. He suggest either <strong>Google authenticator<\/strong> or <strong>Microsoft authenticator<\/strong> , each are offered for complimentary from the Google Android and Apple IOS app stores but any app that supports the OTP authentication normal can work.<br \/>\n2. Log into <strong>cPanel<\/strong><br \/>\n3. Scroll down to <strong>Security<\/strong><br \/>\n4. Click for the <strong>Two-Factor Authentication<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1835\" src=\"https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/2fa-1.png\" alt=\"2fa-1\" width=\"233\" height=\"101\" \/><br \/>\n5. Click Set <strong>Up Two-Factor Authentication<\/strong><br \/>\n6. Open your authentication app and scan the onscreen QR code or enter the key code into your app.<br \/>\n7. Enter the 6-digit security code generated by your app into the box titled <strong>Security Code<\/strong><br \/>\n8. Click Configure <strong>Two-Factor Authentication<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2FA is now organized, next time you login you&#8217;ll be asked to enter a code generated by your app.<\/p>\n<h3>Disabling 2FA<\/h3>\n<p>If you need to setup 2FA again, for example if you have a new device, you can do as follows:<\/p>\n<p>1. Log into <strong>cPanel<\/strong><br \/>\n2. Scroll down to <strong>Security<\/strong><br \/>\n3. Click <strong>Two-Factor Authentication<\/strong><br \/>\n4. 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