{"id":665,"date":"2024-10-09T12:28:09","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T12:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.salemwebhosting.in\/articles\/?p=665"},"modified":"2024-10-09T12:28:35","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T12:28:35","slug":"two-factor-authentication","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.salemwebhosting.in\/articles\/two-factor-authentication\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Activate Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) in cPanel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Enabling Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) in cPanel is an excellent way to enhance security for your account. Here&#8217;s a step-by-step guide:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><h2>Table of Contents<\/h2><nav><ul><li><a href=\"#steps-to-enable-two-factor-authentication-in-c-panel\">Steps to Enable Two-Factor Authentication in cPanel:<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#next-time-you-log-in\">Next Time You Log In:<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#important-tips\">Important Tips:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"steps-to-enable-two-factor-authentication-in-c-panel\">Steps to Enable Two-Factor Authentication in cPanel:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Log in to cPanel<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"559\" height=\"545\" src=\"https:\/\/www.salemwebhosting.in\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-09-164020.png\" alt=\"Two-Factor Authentication\" class=\"wp-image-670\" style=\"width:342px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.salemwebhosting.in\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-09-164020.png 559w, https:\/\/www.salemwebhosting.in\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-09-164020-300x292.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 559px) 100vw, 559px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Access your cPanel by logging in with your username and password.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Navigate to the Security Section<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"831\" height=\"223\" src=\"https:\/\/www.salemwebhosting.in\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-667\" style=\"width:652px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.salemwebhosting.in\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-1.png 831w, https:\/\/www.salemwebhosting.in\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-1-300x81.png 300w, https:\/\/www.salemwebhosting.in\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-1-768x206.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 831px) 100vw, 831px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><br>Once logged in, scroll down and find the <strong>Security<\/strong> section. Under this section, click on <strong>Two-Factor Authentication<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Set Up Two-Factor Authentication<\/strong><br>In the <strong>2-Factor Authentication<\/strong> interface, click on <strong>Set Up 2-Factor Authentication<\/strong>. This will open the setup process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Scan the QR Code<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Use a 2-factor authentication app on your mobile device, such as <strong>Google Authenticator<\/strong> or <strong>Authy<\/strong>, to scan the QR code.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you cannot scan the QR code, you can manually enter the <strong>Account<\/strong> and <strong>Key<\/strong> provided by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salemwebhosting.in\/\">cPanel<\/a> into the authenticator app.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Enter the Code<\/strong><br>After scanning the QR code or entering the key into the authenticator app, the app will generate a six-digit verification code.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"245\" src=\"https:\/\/www.salemwebhosting.in\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-674\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.salemwebhosting.in\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-4.png 550w, https:\/\/www.salemwebhosting.in\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-4-300x134.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Enter this code into the field labeled <strong>&#8220;Security Code&#8221;<\/strong> on the cPanel 2-Factor Authentication page.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Configure Two-Factor Authentication<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Success!<\/strong><br>If the code is correct, you will see a message indicating that the setup was successful. 2FA is now enabled on your cPanel account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"next-time-you-log-in\">Next Time You Log In:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When logging in, after entering your username and password, you&#8217;ll also be prompted to enter the verification code generated by your 2FA app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"important-tips\">Important Tips:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Make sure to keep a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squarebrothers.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.squarebrothers.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">backup<\/a> of your 2FA recovery codes in case you lose access to your authenticator app.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you&#8217;re an admin, you can enable 2FA for all users from <strong>WHM<\/strong> by navigating to <strong>Security Center<\/strong> > <strong>Two-Factor Authentication<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Enabling Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) in cPanel is an excellent way to enhance security for your account. Here&#8217;s a step-by-step guide: Steps to Enable Two-Factor Authentication in cPanel: Log in to cPanel Access your cPanel by logging in with your username and password. Navigate to the Security Section Once logged in, scroll down and find the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[50],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-665","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-how-to-activate-two-factor-authentication-2fa-in-cpanel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.salemwebhosting.in\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/665","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.salemwebhosting.in\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.salemwebhosting.in\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.salemwebhosting.in\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.salemwebhosting.in\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=665"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.salemwebhosting.in\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/665\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":677,"href":"https:\/\/www.salemwebhosting.in\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/665\/revisions\/677"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.salemwebhosting.in\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=665"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.salemwebhosting.in\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=665"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.salemwebhosting.in\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=665"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}