Setting up Two-Factor Authentication - One-time Password Sent through Email4 minutes to read
If you choose this option, after the first level of authentication through the usual way, Password Manager Pro will randomly generate a unique password and it will be emailed to the user. The user has to enter the password sent by email to authenticate at the second level. The second level password generated and sent by Password Manager Pro is applicable only for that particular session of the web-interface. If the user logs out and tries to log in again, they will not be allowed to log in with the same password sent by email earlier. The user has to fetch the password sent by email again and enter it for authentication. Summary of Steps
1. Configuring Two-Factor Authentication in Password Manager Pro
2. Enforcing Two-Factor Authentication for the Required Users
3. Connecting to Password Manager Pro Web Interface when TFA is EnabledThe users for whom two-factor authentication is enabled, will have to authenticate twice successively. As explained above, the first level of authentication will be through the usual authentication. That is, the users have to authenticate through Password Manager Pro's local authentication or AD/LDAP/Azure AD authentication. If the administrator has chosen the TFA option "One time password sent through email", the two-factor authentication will happen as detailed below:
Note: The second level password generated and sent by Password Manager Pro is applicable only for that particular session of the web-interface. If the user logs out and tries to log in again, they will not be allowed to log in with the same password sent by email earlier. When the user logs in again, another new password will be sent to their email which they must use for authentication. If you have configured High Availability,Whenever you enable TFA or when you change the TFA type (PhoneFactor or RSA SecurID or One-time password or RADIUS or Duo) AND if you have configured high availability, you need to restart the Password Manager Pro secondary server once. ©2024, ZOHO Corp. All Rights Reserved. | |