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You may also read <a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Extension:OATHAuth" class="extiw" title="mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:OATHAuth">documentation of the extension</a> that adds this functionality. </div> <p>Wikimedia's implementation of <b>two-factor authentication</b> (<b>2FA</b>) is a way to strengthen the security of your account. If you enable <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-factor_authentication" class="extiw" title="en:Two-factor authentication">two-factor authentication</a>, you will be asked for a one-time six-digit authentication code every time in addition to your password. This code is provided by an app on your <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/smartphone" class="extiw" title="en:smartphone">smartphone</a> or other authentication device. In order to log in, you must know your password and have your authentication device available to generate the code. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc"/> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Accounts_affected" data-mw-thread-id="h-Accounts_affected"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Accounts_affected"></span>Accounts affected<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Accounts_affected"></span></h2></div> <p>Two-factor authentication on Wikimedia is currently experimental and optional (with some exceptions). Enrollment requires <code>(oathauth-enable)</code> access, currently in production testing with <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Administrators" title="Special:MyLanguage/Administrators">administrators</a> (and users with admin-like permissions like <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/interface_editors" title="Special:MyLanguage/interface editors">interface editors</a>), <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/bureaucrats" title="Special:MyLanguage/bureaucrats">bureaucrats</a>, <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Checkuser_policy" title="Special:MyLanguage/Checkuser policy">checkusers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Oversight_policy" title="Special:MyLanguage/Oversight policy">oversighters</a>, <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Stewards" title="Special:MyLanguage/Stewards">stewards</a>, <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Global_permissions#Abuse_filter" title="Special:MyLanguage/Global permissions">edit filter managers</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Special:GlobalUsers/oathauth-tester" 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template" style=";;background:none transparent;border:none;box-shadow:none;padding:0;">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a class="external text" href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:User_groups&action=edit"><abbr title="Edit this template" style=";;background:none transparent;border:none;box-shadow:none;padding:0;">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="User_groups" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/User_groups" title="User groups">User groups</a> </div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Local<br/>groups</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left:0;padding-right:0;"><div style="padding:0em 0.75em;">On Meta</div></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left:0;padding-right:0;"><div style="padding:0em 0.75em;">Without global effects</div></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Meta:Account_creators" title="Meta:Account creators">Account creators</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meta:Autopatrollers" title="Meta:Autopatrollers">Autopatrollers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meta:Bots" title="Meta:Bots">Bots</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meta:Bureaucrats" title="Meta:Bureaucrats">Bureaucrats</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meta:CheckUsers" title="Meta:CheckUsers">CheckUsers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meta:Confirmed_users" title="Meta:Confirmed users">Confirmed users</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meta:Event_organizers" title="Meta:Event organizers">Event organizers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meta:Flood_flag" title="Meta:Flood flag">Flood flag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Importer" title="Importer">Importers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meta:IP_block_exemption" title="Meta:IP block exemption">IP block exemptions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meta:Users_blocked_from_the_IP_Information_tool" title="Meta:Users blocked from the IP Information tool">Users blocked from the IP Information tool</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meta:Oversighters" title="Meta:Oversighters">Oversighters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meta:Patrollers" title="Meta:Patrollers">Patrollers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meta:Temporary_account_IP_viewers" title="Meta:Temporary account IP viewers">Temporary account IP viewers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Import" title="Help:Import">Transwiki importers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meta:Uploaders" title="Meta:Uploaders">Uploaders</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left:0;padding-right:0;"><div style="padding:0em 0.75em;">With global effects</div></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Meta:Administrators" title="Meta:Administrators">Administrators</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meta:Central_notice_administrators" title="Meta:Central notice administrators">Central notice administrators</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Global_renamers" title="Global renamers">Global renamers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meta:Interface_administrators" title="Meta:Interface administrators">Interface administrators</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meta:MassMessage_senders" title="Meta:MassMessage senders">MassMessage senders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meta:OAuth_administrators" title="Meta:OAuth administrators">OAuth administrators</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meta:Push_subscription_managers" title="Meta:Push subscription managers">Push subscription managers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meta:Translation_administrators" title="Meta:Translation administrators">Translation administrators</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meta:WMF_Office_IT" title="Meta:WMF Office IT">WMF Office IT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meta:WMF_Trust_and_Safety" title="Meta:WMF Trust and Safety">WMF Trust and Safety</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left:0;padding-right:0;"><div style="padding:0em 0.75em;">On some wikis</div></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9020729" class="extiw" title="d:Q9020729">Uploaders</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9020729" class="extiw" title="d:Q9020729">Autopatrollers</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9020729" class="extiw" title="d:Q9020729">Patrollers</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9020729" class="extiw" title="d:Q9020729">Reviewers</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9020729" class="extiw" title="d:Q9020729">Rollbackers</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9020729" class="extiw" title="d:Q9020729">Autochecked users</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:User_access_levels#Extendedconfirmed" class="extiw" title="en:Wikipedia:User access levels">Extended confirmed users</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13417505" class="extiw" title="d:Q13417505">File movers</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15266590" class="extiw" title="d:Q15266590">Interface editors</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13422647" class="extiw" title="d:Q13422647">Abuse filter editors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Template_editor" title="Template editor">Template editors</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10862160" class="extiw" title="d:Q10862160">Eliminators</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17587453" class="extiw" title="d:Q17587453">Translation administrators</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17587453" class="extiw" title="d:Q17587453">MassMessage senders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arbitration_Committee" title="Arbitration Committee">Arbitration committee members</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24207206" class="extiw" title="d:Q24207206">Extended movers</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q39502014" class="extiw" title="d:Q39502014">Bots with administrator rights </a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flooder" title="Flooder">Flooders</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q56116460" class="extiw" title="d:Q56116460">Curators</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left:0;padding-right:0;"><div style="padding:0em 0.75em;">On one wiki<br/>(except Meta)</div></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Limit-Ausgenommene" class="extiw" title="de:Wikipedia:Limit-Ausgenommene">Noratelimit accounts </a></li> <li><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B8%D1%8F:%D0%98%D0%BD%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%8B" class="extiw" title="ru:Википедия:Инженеры">Engineers </a></li> <li><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Commons:Upload_Wizard_campaign_editors" class="extiw" title="c:Special:MyLanguage/Commons:Upload Wizard campaign editors"> Upload Wizard campaign editors </a></li> <li><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Commons:License_review" class="extiw" title="c:Special:MyLanguage/Commons:License review"> Image reviewers </a></li> <li><a href="https://incubator.wikimedia.org/wiki/Incubator:Administrators#Test-administrators" class="extiw" title="incubator:Incubator:Administrators">Test wiki administrators </a></li> <li><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_creators" class="extiw" title="d:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property creators">Property creators </a></li> <li><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Administrators#Other_accounts_with_administrative_access" class="extiw" title="d:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Administrators">Wikidata staff </a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Wikipedia:User_access_levels#Researchers" class="extiw" title="w:en:Wikipedia:User access levels">Researchers </a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left:0;padding-right:0;"><div style="padding:0em 0.75em;">Cross-wiki</div></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Blocked_user" title="Blocked user">Blocked users</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Unregistered_user" title="Unregistered user">Unregistered users</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Newly_registered_user" title="Newly registered user">Newly-registered users</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Registered_user" title="Registered user">Registered users</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meta:Confirmed_users" title="Meta:Confirmed users">Confirmed users</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meta:Autoconfirmed_users" title="Meta:Autoconfirmed users">Autoconfirmed users</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mass_account_creation" title="Mass account creation">Account creators</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bot" title="Bot">Bots</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Administrator" title="Administrator">Administrators</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Interface_administrators" title="Interface administrators">Interface administrators</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bureaucrat" title="Bureaucrat">Bureaucrats</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oversight_policy" title="Oversight policy">Oversighters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CheckUser_policy" title="CheckUser policy">CheckUsers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IP_block_exempt" title="IP block exempt">IP block exemptions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Importer" title="Importer">Importers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Importer" title="Importer">Transwiki importers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meta:Temporary_account_IP_viewers" title="Meta:Temporary account IP viewers">Temporary account IP viewers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meta:Users_blocked_from_the_IP_Information_tool" title="Meta:Users blocked from the IP Information tool">Users blocked from the IP Information tool</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Flow" class="extiw" title="mw:Special:MyLanguage/Flow">Structured Discussions bots </a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left:0;padding-right:0;"><div style="padding:0em 0.75em;">Historical groups</div></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Commons:Extended_uploaders" class="extiw" title="c:Special:MyLanguage/Commons:Extended uploaders">Extended uploaders</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29913937" class="extiw" title="d:Q29913937">Course coordinators, Instructors, Online volunteers and Campus volunteers</a></li> <li><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Mover" class="extiw" title="it:Wikipedia:Mover">Movers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meta:ZeroRatedMobileAccess_administrators" title="Meta:ZeroRatedMobileAccess administrators">ZeroRatedMobileAccess administrators</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Site_Reliability_Engineering" class="extiw" title="mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Site Reliability Engineering">WMF ops monitoring</a></li> <li><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Commons:GWToolset_users" class="extiw" title="c:Special:MyLanguage/Commons:GWToolset users">GWToolset users</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Global_groups" title="Global groups">Global<br/>groups</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Locked_global_account" title="Locked global account">Locked accounts</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Help:Unified_login" title="Help:Unified login">Unified accounts</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abuse_filter_helpers" title="Abuse filter helpers">Abuse filter helpers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abuse_filter_helpers" title="Abuse filter helpers">Abuse filter maintainers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/API_high_limit_requestors" title="API high limit requestors">API high limit requestors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CAPTCHA_exemptions" title="CAPTCHA exemptions">CAPTCHA exemptions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Founder_group" title="Founder group">Founder</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bot_policy#global" title="Bot policy">Global bots</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Global_deleters" title="Global deleters">Global deleters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Global_Flow_creator" title="Global Flow creator">Global Flow creators</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Global_interface_editors" title="Global interface editors">Global interface editors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Global_IP_block_exemptions" title="Global IP block exemptions">Global IP block exemptions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Global_rollback" title="Global rollback">Global rollbackers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Global_sysops" title="Global sysops">Global sysops</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Global_temporary_account_IP_viewers" title="Global temporary account IP viewers">Temporary account IP viewers</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Two-factor authentication testers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_wikis_importers" title="New wikis importers">New wikis importers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ombuds_commission" title="Ombuds commission">Ombuds</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Recursive_export" title="Recursive export">Recursive export</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Staff_group" title="Staff group">Staff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stewards" title="Stewards">Stewards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/System_administrators" title="System administrators">System administrators</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Coordinating_Committee" title="Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee">U4C Members</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Volunteer_Response_Team" title="Volunteer Response Team">VRT permissions agents</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wmf-email-block-override" title="Wmf-email-block-override">wmf-email-block-override</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WMF_Researchers" title="WMF Researchers">WMF researchers</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div>Links in <i>italic</i> are separate account statuses that are not assigned through user groups.<br/> See also: <a href="/wiki/Wikimedia_user_groups" title="Wikimedia user groups">Wikimedia user groups</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Enabling_two-factor_authentication" data-mw-thread-id="h-Enabling_two-factor_authentication"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Enabling_two-factor_authentication"></span>Enabling two-factor authentication<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Enabling_two-factor_authentication"></span></h2></div> <ul><li>Have <code>(oathauth-enable)</code> access (by default, available to administrators, bureaucrats, suppressors, check users and other privileged user groups)</li> <li>Have or install a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Time-based_One-time_Password_Algorithm" class="extiw" title="w:en:Time-based One-time Password Algorithm">Time-based One-time Password Algorithm</a> (TOTP) client. For most users, this will be a phone or tablet application. Commonly recommended apps include: <ul><li>Open-source: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://github.com/beemdevelopment/Aegis">Aegis</a> (Android), <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://freeotp.github.io/">FreeOTP</a> (Android, iOS), <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://github.com/andOTP/andOTP#andotp----android-otp-authenticator">andOTP</a> (Android), <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://mattrubin.me/authenticator/">Authenticator</a> (iOS), <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://authenticator.cc/">Authenticator.cc</a> (Chrome, Firefox & Edge), <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://passman.cc/">Passman</a> (NextCloud), <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://keepassxc.org/">KeePassXC</a> (Linux, macOS, Windows)</li> <li>Closed-source: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://authy.com/download/">Authy</a> (Android, iOS), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Google_Authenticator" class="extiw" title="w:en:Google Authenticator">Google Authenticator</a> (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.authenticator2&hl=en_GB">Android</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/google-authenticator/id388497605?mt=8">iOS</a>)</li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Comparison_of_OTP_applications" class="extiw" title="w:en:Comparison of OTP applications">General comparison of many common OTP applications</a> which could be used as TOTP client for 2FA (English Wikipedia)</li> <li>You can also use a desktop client such as the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nongnu.org/oath-toolkit/">OATH Toolkit</a> (Linux, macOS via Homebrew), or <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://github.com/winauth/winauth">WinAuth</a> (Windows). Keep in mind that if you log in from the computer used to generate TOTP codes, this approach does not protect your account if an attacker gains access to your computer.</li> <li>Password managers such as 1Password, Bitwarden, and KeePass also tend to support/have plugins to support TOTP. This bears the same limitations as the above, but may be worth looking into if you already use one for other things. <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:OATHAuth_enable_link.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/OATHAuth_enable_link.png/220px-OATHAuth_enable_link.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="110" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/OATHAuth_enable_link.png/330px-OATHAuth_enable_link.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/OATHAuth_enable_link.png/440px-OATHAuth_enable_link.png 2x" data-file-width="654" data-file-height="326"/></a><figcaption>Overview of preferences section to enable two-factor authentication</figcaption></figure></li></ul></li> <li>Go to <a href="/wiki/Special:Manage_Two-factor_authentication" title="Special:Manage Two-factor authentication">Special:OATH</a> <b>on the project you hold one of the above rights on</b> (this link is also available from your <a href="/wiki/Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-personal" title="Special:Preferences">preferences</a>). <i>(For most users, this will not be here on the meta-wiki.)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special:Manage_Two-factor_authentication" title="Special:Manage Two-factor authentication">Special:OATH</a> presents you with a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_code" class="extiw" title="en:QR code">QR code</a> containing the <b>Two-factor account name</b> and <b>Two-factor secret key.</b> This is needed to pair your client with the server.</li> <li>Scan the QR code with, or enter the two-factor account name and key into, your TOTP client.</li> <li>Enter the authentication code from your TOTP client into the OATH screen to complete the enrollment.</li></ul> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r27362704">.mw-parser-output .ombox{margin:4px 0;border-collapse:collapse;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);box-sizing:border-box;color:var(--color-base,#202122)}.mw-parser-output .ombox.mbox-small{font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ombox-speedy{border:2px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ombox-delete{border:2px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ombox-content{border:1px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ombox-style{border:1px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ombox-move{border:1px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ombox-protection{border:2px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ombox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.9em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ombox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.9em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ombox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.9em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ombox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ombox .mbox-invalid-type{text-align:center}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ombox{margin:4px 10%}.mw-parser-output .ombox.mbox-small{clear:right;float:right;margin:4px 0 4px 1em;width:238px}}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output table.ombox img{max-width:none!important}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .ombox-speedy{background-color:#310402}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .ombox-speedy{background-color:#310402}}</style><table class="plainlinks ombox ombox-content" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Stop_hand.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Warning"><img alt="Warning" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Stop_hand.svg/50px-Stop_hand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Stop_hand.svg/75px-Stop_hand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Stop_hand.svg/100px-Stop_hand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64"/></a></span></td><td class="mbox-text">WARNING: You will also be presented with a series of 10 one-time <a href="#Recovery_codes">recovery codes</a>. <b>You should print and safely store a copy of this page</b>. If you lose or have a problem with your TOTP client, you will be locked out of your account unless you have access to these codes.</td></tr></tbody></table> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Logging_in" data-mw-thread-id="h-Logging_in"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Logging_in"></span>Logging in<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Logging_in"></span></h2></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:TOTP_login.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/TOTP_login.png/220px-TOTP_login.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="191" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f0/TOTP_login.png 1.5x" data-file-width="326" data-file-height="283"/></a><figcaption>Login screen</figcaption></figure> <ul><li>Provide your username and password, and submit as before.</li> <li>Enter in a one-time six digit authentication code as provided by the TOTP client. Note: This code changes about every thirty seconds. If your code keeps getting rejected, check that the time on your device where your auth app is installed is correct.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Keep_me_logged_in" data-mw-thread-id="h-Keep_me_logged_in-Logging_in"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Keep_me_logged_in-Logging_in"></span>Keep me logged in<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Keep_me_logged_in-Logging_in"></span></h3></div> <p>If you choose this option when logging in, you normally will not need to enter an authentication code when using the same browser. Actions such as logging out or clearing browser cookies will require a code on your next login. </p><p>Some security sensitive actions, such as changing your email address or password, may require you to re-authenticate with a code even if you chose the keep-me-logged-in option. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="API_access" data-mw-thread-id="h-API_access-Logging_in"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-API_access-Logging_in"></span>API access<span data-mw-comment-end="h-API_access-Logging_in"></span></h3></div> <p>Two-factor authentication is not utilized when using <a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:OAuth" class="extiw" title="mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:OAuth">OAuth</a> or <a href="/wiki/Special:BotPasswords" title="Special:BotPasswords">bot passwords</a> to log in via the <a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/API:Main_page" class="extiw" title="mw:Special:MyLanguage/API:Main page">API</a>. </p><p>You may use OAuth or bot passwords to restrict API sessions to specific actions, while still using two-factor authentication to protect your full access. Please note, OAuth and bot passwords can not be used to log on interactively to the website, only to the API. </p><p>For example, tools like <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:AutoWikiBrowser" class="extiw" title="en:Wikipedia:AutoWikiBrowser">AutoWikiBrowser</a> (AWB) do not yet support two-factor authentication, but can use bot passwords. You may find <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Using_AWB_with_2FA" class="extiw" title="en:Wikipedia:Using AWB with 2FA">further information on how to configure this</a>. </p> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Disabling_two-factor_authentication" data-mw-thread-id="h-Disabling_two-factor_authentication"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Disabling_two-factor_authentication"></span>Disabling two-factor authentication<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Disabling_two-factor_authentication"></span></h2></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:LostOATH-2.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/LostOATH-2.png/220px-LostOATH-2.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="134" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/LostOATH-2.png/330px-LostOATH-2.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/LostOATH-2.png/440px-LostOATH-2.png 2x" data-file-width="461" data-file-height="281"/></a><figcaption>Unenrolling</figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r27362704"><table class="plainlinks ombox ombox-content" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Stop_hand.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Warning"><img alt="Warning" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Stop_hand.svg/50px-Stop_hand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Stop_hand.svg/75px-Stop_hand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Stop_hand.svg/100px-Stop_hand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64"/></a></span></td><td class="mbox-text">If you already have 2FA enabled, removing the permission that allows you to enroll in 2FA <b>WILL NOT</b> disable 2FA. You need to follow the process below to disable it.</td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li>Go to <a href="/wiki/Special:Manage_Two-factor_authentication" title="Special:Manage Two-factor authentication">Special:OATH</a> or <a href="/wiki/Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-personal" title="Special:Preferences">preferences</a>. If you are no longer in groups that are permitted to enroll, you can still disable via <a href="/wiki/Special:Manage_Two-factor_authentication" title="Special:Manage Two-factor authentication">Special:OATH</a>.</li> <li>On the <u>disable two-factor authentication</u> page, use your authentication device to generate a code to complete the process.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Recovery_codes" data-mw-thread-id="h-Recovery_codes"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Recovery_codes"></span>Recovery codes<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Recovery_codes"></span></h2></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Enroll-Step3.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Enroll-Step3.png/220px-Enroll-Step3.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="264" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/15/Enroll-Step3.png 1.5x" data-file-width="307" data-file-height="368"/></a><figcaption>OATH example recovery codes</figcaption></figure> <p>When enrolling in two-factor authentication, you will be provided with a list of ten one-time recovery codes. <b>Please print those codes and store them in a safe place, as you may need to use them in case you lose access to your 2FA device.</b> It is important to note that each of these codes is <b>single use</b>; it may only ever be used once and then expires. After using one, you can scratch it through with a pen or otherwise mark that the code has been used. To generate a new set of codes, you will need to disable and re-enable two-factor authentication. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Disabling_two-factor_authentication_without_an_authentication_device" data-mw-thread-id="h-Disabling_two-factor_authentication_without_an_authentication_device-Recovery_codes"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Disabling_two-factor_authentication_without_an_authentication_device-Recovery_codes"></span>Disabling two-factor authentication without an authentication device<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Disabling_two-factor_authentication_without_an_authentication_device-Recovery_codes"></span></h3></div> <p>This may require <b>two</b> recovery codes: one to log in, and another to disable. Should you ever need to use any of your recovery codes, it is advisable to disable and re-enable to generate a fresh set of codes as soon as possible. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Recovering_from_a_lost_or_broken_authentication_device" data-mw-thread-id="h-Recovering_from_a_lost_or_broken_authentication_device"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Recovering_from_a_lost_or_broken_authentication_device"></span>Recovering from a lost or broken authentication device<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Recovering_from_a_lost_or_broken_authentication_device"></span></h2></div> <p>If you have an existing 2FA device which has simply stopped generating the correct codes, check that its clock is reasonably accurate. Time-based OTP on our wikis has been known to fail with 2 minutes difference. </p><p>You will need access to the recovery codes that you were provided when enrolling in order to un-enroll from two-factor authentication. It will require you to use up to <b>two</b> recovery codes to accomplish this: </p> <ul><li>You need to be logged in. If you are not already logged in, this will require use of a recovery code.</li> <li>Visit <a href="/wiki/Special:Manage_Two-factor_authentication" title="Special:Manage Two-factor authentication">Special:OATH</a> and use a different recovery code to disable two-factor authentication.</li></ul> <p>If you don't have enough recovery codes, you may contact <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Trust_and_Safety" title="Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety">Trust and Safety</a> at ca<span class="mailto" style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="skin-invert" typeof="mw:File"><span title="(_AT_)"><img alt="(_AT_)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/16px-At_sign.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/24px-At_sign.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/32px-At_sign.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="145" data-file-height="145"/></span></span></span>wikimedia.org to request removal of 2FA from your account (please send an email using your registered email address of your wiki account). You should also create a task on <a href="https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/" class="extiw" title="phab:">Phabricator</a> if you still have access to it. Please note, 2FA removal by staff is not always granted. </p><p>See <a href="https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Password_and_2FA_reset#For_users" class="extiw" title="wikitech:Password and 2FA reset">wikitech:Password and 2FA reset#For users</a> for instructions on requesting 2FA removal for your <a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Developer_account" class="extiw" title="mw:Special:MyLanguage/Developer account">Developer account</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Web_Authentication_Method" data-mw-thread-id="h-Web_Authentication_Method"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Web_Authentication_Method"></span>Web Authentication Method<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Web_Authentication_Method"></span></h2></div> <p>Please note, most of the directions on this page are specific to the TOTP method. The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebAuthn" class="extiw" title="en:WebAuthn">WebAuthn</a> method is more experimental and currently has no recovery options (cf. <a href="https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T244348" class="extiw" title="phab:T244348">related developer task</a>). WebAuthn has a known issue that you must make future logons on the same project that you initiate it from (<a href="https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T244088" class="extiw" title="phab:T244088">tracking task</a>). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="See_also" data-mw-thread-id="h-See_also"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-See_also"></span>See also<span data-mw-comment-end="h-See_also"></span></h2></div> <ul><li>The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Multi-factor_authentication" class="extiw" title="w:en:Multi-factor authentication">concept of multi-factor authentication</a> in the English Wikipedia and a <a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7878662" class="extiw" title="d:Q7878662">Wikidata item</a> about it</li> <li><a class="external text" href="https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/tag/mediawiki-extensions-oathauth">Known bugs and requested improvements</a> of Wikimedia's two-factor authentication are collaborated on and tracked in Phabricator</li> <li><a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Extension:OATHAuth" class="extiw" title="mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:OATHAuth">OATHAuth</a> is the MediaWiki extension used for this functionality</li> <li><a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Security_Team/Two-factor_Authentication_for_CentralAuth_wikis" class="extiw" title="mw:Wikimedia Security Team/Two-factor Authentication for CentralAuth wikis">Wikimedia Security Team/Two-factor Authentication for CentralAuth wikis</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Two-factor_authentication" class="extiw" title="mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Two-factor authentication">Help:Two-factor authentication</a> in the MediaWiki.org</li></ul>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; position: absolute;"></noscript> <div class="printfooter" data-nosnippet="">Retrieved from "<a dir="ltr" href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Help:Two-factor_authentication&oldid=27835073">https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Help:Two-factor_authentication&oldid=27835073</a>"</div></div> <div id="catlinks" class="catlinks" data-mw="interface"><div id="mw-normal-catlinks" class="mw-normal-catlinks"><a href="/wiki/Special:Categories" title="Special:Categories">Categories</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:User_groups" title="Category:User groups">User groups</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Security" title="Category:Security">Security</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Handbook_Wikimedia-specific" title="Category:Handbook Wikimedia-specific">Handbook Wikimedia-specific</a></li></ul></div></div> </div> </main> </div> <div class="mw-footer-container"> <footer id="footer" class="mw-footer" > <ul id="footer-info"> <li id="footer-info-lastmod"> This page was last edited on 22 November 2024, at 12:53.</li> <li id="footer-info-copyright">Text is available under the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License</a>; additional terms may apply. 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