Title: admin usernames
Last modified: April 16, 2021

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# admin usernames

 *  Resolved [hampalm1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hampalm1/)
 * (@hampalm1)
 * [5 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-usernames/)
 * Hi
    I set up an admin with his own username but when he tried to login, I received
   notification someone was trying to login with my username. So I blocked that 
   persons IP address. I then found it was the administrator I had created. Does
   anyone know why I received notification that someone tried to login with my username?
 * I also tested setting myself up as a wordpress subscriber and when I authorised
   the subscriber as admin I didnt set up 2FA and the subscriber didnt have the 
   option to set themselves up with 2FA. Is there a feature enabling the subscriber
   to choose to set up 2FA themselves ?
 * If I am going to force users to use 2FA I want them to use an authenticator app
   however, I need to be able to give them simple 2FA options like an SMS message
   otherwise it could put them off using my service if they have to download an 
   app. Can anyone advise on that as well ?

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 *  Plugin Support [wfpeter](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wfpeter/)
 * (@wfpeter)
 * [5 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-usernames/#post-14335719)
 * Hi [@hampalm1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hampalm1/), thanks for reaching
   out to us.
 * To prevent having to post too much sensitive information in this topic, could
   you please forward a copy of the notification that somebody tried to log in with
   your username to **wftest @ wordfence . com**? Please append to the email subject
   your forum username (hampalm1) to assist me with finding it and add to the body
   text of the forwarded email the WordPress username of the new admin you created?**
   Let me know here once it’s been sent**!
 * Wordfence 2FA settings, when enabled and correctly configured, should appear 
   for all enabled user roles in their **Edit Profile** page where they can modify
   display name & contact details etc., which can be accessed by all signed in user
   levels even if they cannot see the admin dashboard at `/wp-admin/user/profile.
   php`
 * Don’t forget to also enable 2FA for the appropriate user roles by using the checkboxes
   at **Wordfence > Login Security > Settings > Enable 2FA for these roles**
 * We do not support SMS for 2FA as we don’t believe it to be as secure: [https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/03/can-we-stop-pretending-sms-is-secure-now/](https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/03/can-we-stop-pretending-sms-is-secure-now/)
 * Thanks,
 * Peter.

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 * [2fa](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/2fa/)
 * [admin username](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/admin-username/)
 * [authentication](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/authentication/)

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 * Last reply from: [wfpeter](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wfpeter/)
 * Last activity: [5 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-usernames/#post-14335719)
 * Status: resolved