Two-Factor Authentication

Two-Factor Authentication (TFA) is an essential security measure to protect your Amibe website from unauthorised access. In this Amibe Doc, we walk you through the process of setting up TFA for your Amibe account.

Step 1: Install and Set Up an Authenticator App

To use TFA with your Amibe account you need an authenticator app. Proton Authenticator is suggested because it offers excellent multi-device support^*.

Other options include Authy, Google Authenticator (available for Andriod and iPhone) or any other authenticator app that supports Time-Based One-Time Passwords (TOTP).

^* Proton Authenticator allows you to sync between multiple devices, such as your computer and phone.

Step 2: Activate Two-Factor Authentication in your Amibe Account

1. Log in to your Amibe admin dashboard.
2. Click “Login Security” in the left-hand menu – a QR code will be displayed.
3. Open your chosen authenticator app on your preferred device, add an account, and scan the QR code shown on the Login Security page when prompted to do so – the authenticator will then generate and display a one-time code.
4. Enter the code provided the authenticator app into the “Enter the code from your authenticator app” field on the Login Security page, and then click the “Activate” button to activate TFA.

Step 3: Test Your Two-Factor Authentication

When you log back into your website administrator, after entering your user credentials you will be asked to enter the one-time password currently displaying on your device’s app. To test this:

1. Log out of your Amibe account.
2. Log in to your account again as you normally would.
3. Enter the code shown in your authenticator app when prompted during the login process – you will now be successfully logged in with two-factor authentication.

This is applied across your entire Amibe account. So if you have access to more than one Amibe website, you now have TFA protection on your login for all of them.