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--- en:how_to_use_2fa [2022/04/08 15:59] – fw
+++ en:how_to_use_2fa [2025/02/27 13:18] (current) – bk
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-====== How to use the two-factor authentification for my user account? ======
+====== How do I use the two-factor authentication for my user account? ======
-=== Activation of the two-factor authentification ===
+<WRAP round important 80%> If you use the additional feature //Login via SSO (Single Sign On)//, 2FA is not available. </WRAP>
-The usage of the two-factor authentification is an additional verification of safety.
+The usage of the two-factor authentication (2FA) is an additional verification of safety.
-If you are logged in to promio.connect, click the button {{:de:button_clientsettings.png?nolink&20|}}. Go to //Management -> Security// and activate the two-factor authentification.
+If you are logged in to promio.connect, click the button {{:de:button_clientsettings.png?nolink&20|}}. Go to //Management -> Security// activate the two-factor authentication.
-If your user account is newly created, you will receive an automatic registration email. By clicking the link you can choose a password for your login to promio.connect. On the registration page any user can activate the two-factor authentification optionally.
+If your user account is newly created, you will receive an automatic registration email. By clicking the link, you can choose a password for your login to promio.connect. On the registration page, any user can optionally activate the two-factor authentication.
-=== Preparation ===
+===== Preparation =====
 {{:en:client_profilesettings_security_2FA.png?nolink&700|}}
   - Please read the instructions.
-  - Please open the app "play store" (= standard app / app shop) on your smartphone.
+  - Please open the app "play store" (= standard app/app shop) on your smartphone.
-  - Search for an app for two-factor authentification in the play store, e.g. andOTP or 2FAS Auth, choose an app and click the button //install//.
+  - Search for an app for two-factor authentication in the play store, e.g. andOTP or 2FAS Auth, choose an app and click the button //install//.
   - Open the app and follow the respective instructions (they differ from app to app).
   - Use your app to scan the QR-code that is shown in the instructions in promio.connect.
   - When the QR code has been scanned, the app shows the record "promio.net GmbH" with an ID. Fill in this ID in the corresponding field //Two-factor code// on the registration page.
   - Click the button //login//.
-  - The activation procedure has been completed. If the two-factor authentification has been activated during the registration process, the registration process is completed now and you get to the login page.
+  - The activation procedure has been completed. If the two-factor authentication has been activated during the registration process, the registration process is completed now and you get to the login page.
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-=== Login with the two-factor authentification ====
+===== Login with the two-factor authentication =====
-In order to successfully login you must fill in the two-factor onetime code.
+In order to successfully log in, you must fill in the two-factor one-time code.
-  - Enter your personal user data (as usual) - the company ID, the user name as well as the password you have chosen
+  - Enter your personal user data (as usual), the company ID, the user name, and the password you have chosen.
   - Confirm your entries with OK.
-  - On the next page the field "Two-factor code" will appear: \\ {{:en:promioconnect_login_2FA.png?nolink&400|}}
+  - On the next page, the field "Two-factor code" will appear: \\ {{:en:promioconnect_login_2FA.png?nolink&400|}}
-  - Open the two-factor authentification app (e.g. andOTP, 2FAS Auth) on your smartphone and an fill in the onetime code that is shown for the record "promio.net GmbH". \\ Attention: Usually, this code is generated new at regular intervals. It differs from the ID, that you have used for your last login / registration!
+  - Open the two-factor authentication app (e.g., andOTP, 2FAS Auth) on your smartphone and fill in the one-time code that is shown for the record “promio.net GmbH”.
+Attention: Usually, this code is generated new at regular intervals. It differs from the ID that you have used for your last login/registration!
   - Confirm your entries with OK.
   - You are logged in.
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 <WRAP round important 80%>
-The password reset function is not valid, if the two-factor authentification is activated for your user account. In case you cannot remember your password or the two-factor authentification code, please contact your collegue, who is responsible for the access control and who is able to reset your user account.
+The password reset function is not valid if the two-factor authentication is activated for your user account. In case you cannot remember your password or the two-factor authentication code, please contact your colleague, who is responsible for the access control and who is able to reset your user account.
-All users of a client can be required to activate the two-factor authentification. If you are interested in this feature, please contact your promio.net support team.
+All users of a client can be required to activate the two-factor authentication. If you are interested in this feature, please contact your promio.net support team.
 </WRAP>
-{{tag> two-factor authentification 2FA account password security}}
+{{tag>user_accounts logins 2FA password access two_factor_authentication security }}

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