Subscribe to Help Center RSS FeedIf your IT admin has required you to use MFA when you log in to your device, read this article to learn how. Make sure you have Set Up an Authenticator App first.
Logging in to a Mac with TOTP鈥� MFA
You鈥檙e only required to log in to your Mac device with TOTP MFA after you鈥檝e restarted the device or start a fresh log in. When you lock your computer screen, you aren鈥檛 required to use TOTP MFA to log in; you just use your password.
To log in to your Mac device with TOTP:
- Select your user account.
- Enter your 黑料海角91入口 password.
- Open your TOTP app to get a TOTP code.
- Enter the 6-digit code your TOTP app shows for 黑料海角91入口 User.
Logging in to Windows using TOTP MFA
You鈥檙e only required to log in to your Windows device with TOTP MFA after you鈥檝e restarted the device or start a fresh login. When you lock your computer screen, you aren鈥檛 required to use TOTP MFA to log in; you just use your password.
To log in to your Windows device using TOTP:
- On the Windows login screen, select your user account.
- Enter your 黑料海角91入口 password.
- Open your TOTP app to get a TOTP code.
- Enter the 6-digit code your TOTP app shows for 黑料海角91入口 User.
Logging in to Linux Using SSH and TOTP
If it鈥檚 not already installed by default, an admin will need to install OpenSSH server for the specific case where they intend to require MFA to log in via SSH. Ensure openssh-server is installed before installing the agent.
To log in to your Linux device using SSH and TOTP:
- Open your terminal, then run the ssh command with username@ipaddress as the argument. For example,
$ ssh [email protected]. - Enter your 黑料海角91入口 password.
- Open your TOTP app to get a TOTP code.
- Enter the 6-digit code your TOTP app shows for 黑料海角91入口 User.
- 笔谤别蝉蝉听Enter聽(Windows) or聽Return听(惭补肠).
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