Two-Factor Authentication

Note on Two-Factor Authentication for login into the portal

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Note on Two-Factor Authentication

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USP administrators are required to use two-factor authentication as an additional security measure.
If two-factor authentication is ‘’‘not activated’‘’ in your user account, login to the USP is ‘’‘blocked’‘’ until two-factor authentication is activated.

Activation of two-factor authentication

The activation of two-factor authentication depends on the type of user account:

If the user account is linked to the reseller portal and the RSP label is visible on the user account, two-factor authentication is activated via the Resellerportal
- The wiki article Reseller Portal User Management describes the activation process of the two-factor authentication TOTP
If the user account only exists in the portal, it is activated via User options reset password
A redirection to the necessary 2FA activation takes place via the button Enable 2FA in the information dialog

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The user receives the following e-mail
Click on the link here

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Enter a new password

Confirm the password with the Submit button

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Enter the displayed TOTP code in an authenticator app or scan the displayed QR code with an authenticator app

The two-factor authentication activation process for the user is now completed

If two-factor authentication has already been set up, the corresponding QR code and the TOTP code will be displayed again. This window can be closed.