Multiple admin users for same account 2FA

  • Resolved thevapourroomltd

    (@thevapourroomltd)


    2 years, 11 months ago

    Hi, I want to set up 2FA for admins. We have 3 people that use one admin account but when I set up 2FA with the QR code, it seems only one person can have access to the login code as the QR code disappears once activated. Is there a way to allow all three users to log in to the same admin account? Hope that makes sense!

    Thank you.

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  • Plugin Support wfpeter

    (@wfpeter)

    2 years, 11 months ago

    Hi @thevapourroomltd, thanks for your question.

    In theory, if you were able to screenshot the QR code for the other 2 users to scan, check you’re all getting the same codes in your apps, then verify it in Wordfence with 1 user as normal, all 3 should be able to access. You can disable 2FA for the account and start again if that’s the route you want to take.

    From a security and auditing standpoint, I would always recommend individual admin accounts for the 3 users. If you did want to implement this, you can create the admin accounts in WordPress normally, then set Wordfence > Login Security > Settings > 2FA Roles to “Required” for administrators and set a grace period that allows all users to log in with username/password and set up their own 2FA.

    Thanks,
    Peter.

    Plugin Support wfphil

    (@wfphil)

    2 years, 11 months ago

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    • This reply was modified 2 years, 11 months ago by wfphil. Reason: Double posting by Wordfence staff
    Thread Starter thevapourroomltd

    (@thevapourroomltd)

    2 years, 11 months ago

    Perfect, thank you!

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