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The Meridix Platform support two-factor authentication through the default methods e-mail (SMTP) and OTP (Authenticator apps such as Microsoft Authenticator or Google Authenticator). Additionally, SMS (twilio (SMS SaaS vendor)), and SMPP (smpp) methods are supported options.

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Valid values (bold=default)

Description

security.two_factor_authentication_required

true | false

Should the system enforce two factor authentication on system/reseller/customer level.

False means all the users can set up 2 factor authentication optionally from My account.

security.two_factor_authentication_scope

none | all| admin | system | system-admin

For who should the system enforce two factor authentication.
NOTE: This is only in use when [security.two_factor_authentication_required] is set to true

Options:
none = No users
all = All users
admin = All admin users (customer and system level)
system = All system level users (reseller managers, system manager and system administrators)
system-admin = All system administrators (not reseller manager and system managers)

security.two_factor_authentication_provider_types

email|otp|twilio|smpp

empty = no 2FA support

The enabled two factor authentication provider types delimited by |.

Options:
otp = Use OTP Authenticator apps
twilio = Use Twilios SMS service (see section below for required provider specific configuration)
email = Use the default SMTP for sending the 2FA verification code
smpp = SMPP server (see section below for required provider specific configuration).

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Note that the order is important, i.e. if both twilio and smpp is configures the first one will be used for SMS.

security.two_factor_authentication_valid_for_minutes

-1 | integer

The time between two factor authentication requests. I.e. if the user have previously logged in the within the last X minutes the 2fa step is skipped.
-1 will force 2FA on every login.

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To configure the SMPP in general, we need the host IP, password, port, and source phone number.

Frequently asked questions

Q: For how long is the 2FA code valid?
A: 5 minutes

Q: How many failed attempts are allowed and what happens after that?
A: After three failed attempts, the user is redirected to the login page, and needs to provide their password.