Akeeba Solo has advanced
user management.
We created one user
when we installed it
but we can create more.
More importantly we can protect
our Akeeba Solo web site
using Two Factor Authentication.
TFA means something you know
and something you have
which is far stronger
than just having a password,
something you have.
If we go to the User Manager
and select our username
we can see the option to enable
two factor authentication.
There are two options
and here we are going to enable
Google Authenticator.
Google Authenticator is an app
that runs on your iphone or
android device.
Open Google Authenticator
on your device.
You can use either scan the QR code
or manually enter the key.
It is easiest if you scan the code.
Now return to the web site
and enter the number on your phone here
and click save and close.
Before doing anything else
reopen that user
and you will see some emergency
one time passwords.
You MUST print these out
nd keep these codes in your wallet
to use if you ever lose your phone.
If you dont see the one time passwords
then you were unsuccessful in setting
up google authentication
and this is almost always because
your phone and / or your server
are out of sync.
Once you have printed out the codes
you can save and close
and log out of Akeeba Solo.
Now if you try to login
without entering the secret code
you will fail.
To generate the code open
Authenticator on your phone
and enter the number displayed for this
web site and you will now
be able to login.