{"id":1149,"date":"2018-07-04T17:04:27","date_gmt":"2018-07-04T17:04:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/?post_type=article&#038;p=1149"},"modified":"2024-10-16T09:43:49","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T09:43:49","slug":"enable-google-two-factor-authentication-in-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/article\/enable-google-two-factor-authentication-in-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"How to enable Google Two-Factor Authentication in WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two-Factor Authentication involves a second step to the WordPress admin panel login process. It is a time-based: one-time password (TOTP) required to login. It is a 100% effective way to prevent brute force attacks on your WordPress admin panel.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"how-to-enable-google-two-factor-authentication-in-wordpress\">How to enable Google Two-Factor Authentication in WordPress<\/h3>\n<p>We prefer using the free<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/google-authenticator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>Google Authenticator<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0plugin as you can use it for an unlimited amount of users.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Go to Plugins area of your WordPress admin panel, and search for\u00a0<strong>Google Authenticator.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Install then Activate\u00a0<strong>Google Authenticator.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Go to <strong>Users &gt; Your Profile<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>You can then set up two-factor authentication by creating a new secret key or by only scanning the QR code using Google Authenticator app, available in <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/ro\/app\/google-authenticator\/id388497605?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">IOS App store<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.google.android.apps.authenticator2&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Google Play<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Google-Authenticator.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1151 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Google-Authenticator-300x290.png\" alt=\"Google Authenticator\" width=\"300\" height=\"290\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Remember to hit the\u00a0<strong>Update profile<\/strong>\u00a0button at the bottom of the page before leaving the Personal options page.<\/p>\n<p>With Google\u2019s 2-Step Verification enabled, on your login page, you will be asked to enter a six-digit code after you provide your username and password.<\/p>\n<p>If you do not provide this six-digit number, you will not be able to log in, even if you have the correct username and password.<\/p>\n<p><strong>That&#8217;s a wrap!<\/strong><\/p>\n    \t\t<div class=\"hts-messages hts-messages--info    \"   >\r\n    \t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<p>\r\n    \t\t\t\t\tIf you enjoyed this tutorial, then you\u2019ll love our support. 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