{"id":16309,"date":"2021-11-28T15:53:23","date_gmt":"2021-11-28T15:53:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hostandtech.com\/help\/?p=16309"},"modified":"2021-12-25T00:23:42","modified_gmt":"2021-12-25T00:23:42","slug":"how-to-configure-and-use-two-factor-authentication-in-cpanel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hostandtech.com\/help\/whm-cpanel\/how-to-configure-and-use-two-factor-authentication-in-cpanel\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Configure and Use Two-Factor Authentication in cPanel"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"16309\" class=\"elementor elementor-16309\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4a782b1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4a782b1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dace0a3\" data-id=\"dace0a3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e01c99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e01c99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In this article we will show you how to set up two-factor authentication for cPanel.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99a8769 elementor-alert-info elementor-widget elementor-widget-alert\" data-id=\"99a8769\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"alert.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-alert\" role=\"alert\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-alert-title\">Note<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-alert-description\">To use two-factor authentication in cPanel, your hosting provider or server administrator must first activate and configure it in WHM<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7283b26 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7283b26\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fa55914\" data-id=\"fa55914\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12d34b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12d34b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>What is Two-Factor Authentication?<\/h2><p><strong>2FA <\/strong>It is an improved security measure for the login interface. It requires two forms of identification:<\/p><ul><li>Your password.<\/li><li>A security code. An application on your smartphone generates a code that you must enter to log in. Without this security code, you cannot log in.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>2FA<\/strong> works, because the authenticator app and cPanel &amp; WHM share a secret key. cPanel creates the key. Which is added to the app via a QR code, or entered as a string of digits. With some complicated math, cPanel and the app can then simultaneously generate the same one-time code. When you log in, the codes are compared. And if they match, you\u2019re authenticated.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86cf7a5 elementor-alert-info elementor-widget elementor-widget-alert\" data-id=\"86cf7a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"alert.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-alert\" role=\"alert\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-alert-title\">Note<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-alert-description\">The smartphone app must be able to generate time-based one-time passwords (TOTP). <\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b52a92f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b52a92f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>cPanel recommends the following smartphone apps:<\/p><ul><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/accounts\/answer\/1066447?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Google<\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Authenticator<\/span><\/a><\/strong> : For Android, iOS, and Blackberry.<\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/guide.duo.com\/third-party-accounts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Duo Mobile<\/a><\/strong><\/span> : For Android and iOS.<\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/p\/microsoft-authenticator\/9nblgggzmcj6#activetab=pivot:overviewtab\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Authenticator<\/a><\/strong><\/span> : For Windows Phone.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c0b1e1a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c0b1e1a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8e6e58c\" data-id=\"8e6e58c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca54970 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca54970\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>How To Set up 2FA For cPanel?<\/h2><ul><li>Firstly, login to cPanel.<\/li><li>Locate <strong>Security<\/strong> in the cPanel home screen, Then click <strong>Two-Factor Authentication<\/strong>.<\/li><li>After that, Click\u00a0<strong>Set Up Two-Factor Authentication.<\/strong><\/li><li>Under Step 1, use your preferred two-factor authentication application (for example, DuoMobile) to scan the QR code. If you do not have a QR code reader, you can manually configure two-factor authentication within your app by entering the information provided under Don\u2019t have a QR code reader?.<\/li><li>Under Step 2, in the Security Code text box, type the security code you see in the 2FA app.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e372a93 elementor-alert-danger elementor-widget elementor-widget-alert\" data-id=\"e372a93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"alert.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-alert\" role=\"alert\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-alert-title\">Warning<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-alert-description\">You must type the security code within 30 seconds. After time expires, the app generates a new six-digit code.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-637f97d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"637f97d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Click Configure Two-Factor Authentication. cPanel enables 2FA for your account.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-16ac30a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"16ac30a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-70bc7c9\" data-id=\"70bc7c9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b15f1fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b15f1fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>How To Remove 2FA For cPanel?<\/h2><ul><li>Log in to cPanel.<\/li><li>Locate <strong>Security<\/strong> in the cPanel home screen, Then click <strong>Two-Factor Authentication<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Click\u00a0<strong>Remove\u00a0Two-Factor Authentication<\/strong>, and then click\u00a0<strong>Remove<\/strong> to confirm. cPanel disables 2FA for your account.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7092531 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementor-faq-schema\" data-id=\"7092531\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementor-faq-schema.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t                                    <script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n                    {\n                        \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n                        \"@type\": \"FAQPage\",\n                        \"mainEntity\": [\n                         {\n                            \"@type\": \"Question\",\n                            \"name\": \"How Do I Set up Two-Factor Authentication for cPanel?\",\n                            \"acceptedAnswer\": {\n                                \"@type\": \"Answer\",\n                                \"text\": \"&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Firstly, login to cPanel.&lt;\/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Locate\u00a0&lt;strong&gt;Security&lt;\/strong&gt;\u00a0in the cPanel home screen, Then click\u00a0&lt;strong&gt;Two-Factor Authentication&lt;\/strong&gt;.&lt;\/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;After that, Click\u00a0&lt;strong&gt;Set Up Two-Factor Authentication.&lt;\/strong&gt;&lt;\/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Under Step 1, use your preferred two-factor authentication application (for example, DuoMobile) to scan the QR code. 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