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#13961 TwoFactor AUth with Multiple Admin

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Latest post by on Thursday, 29 November 2012 18:00 CST

user57647
Mandatory information about my setup:

Have I read the related troubleshooter articles above before posting (which pages?)? Yes
Have I searched the tickets before posting? Yes
Have I read the documentation before posting (which pages?)? Yes
Joomla! version: 2.5.7
PHP version: 5.3.X
MySQL version: (unknown)
Host: (optional, but it helps us help you)
Admin Tools version: 2.4.1

Description of my issue:

Not really an issue, more of a query, I would test this myself but only own 1 phone. Is the TwoFactor auth capable of hadleing multiple admins, would the setup be the same?

We recently got hit with some form of exploit, we suspect, and have 3 admins for the site and generally in different locations, and the 2 actor would provide a nice simple addition to the existing security setup.

Thanks

nicholas
Akeeba Staff
Manager
Yes, it can be used with multiple administrators. There's only one drawback: all admins have to use the same 2-factor authentication key. This is a limitation of my implementation. I could allow you to use a different key per user, but I decided to opt for the easy solution which is fine for 90% of sites and gives me peace of mind (easier to use = less support questions to answer about this feature) :)

Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos

Lead Developer and Director

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