How can I turn on two factor authentication?
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I want to use two factor authentication (2fa) with FusionAuth. Not sure if I'll use Twilio or Google Authenticator, but how do I turn it on?
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You can enable it using the Two Factor API.
You can also enable it in the admin UI in one of two ways:
- if you want to turn it on for yourself, go to your user details screen and then click 'Enable Two Factor' from the dropdown in the upper right hand corner.
- if you want to turn it on for other users, go to their user details screen and then click 'Edit Profile' from the dropdown in the upper right hand corner. From there you should be able to enable Two Factor authentication.
If the user wants to use SMS, you must enable the Twilio integration otherwise the SMS option won't be present. If you want to use a MFA app on your phone that uses TOTP like Google Authenticator, you do not have the enable the Twilio integration. Here's a tutorial about using an app like Google Authenticator with FusionAuth.
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@denisskaletti Thanks for feedback. I removed your link because it seemed like spam. We welcome useful links that are about using FusionAuth, please check out the blog category and post there.
