Overview
AuthX WordPress Plugins enables two-factor authentication for WordPress Logins.
AuthX Factor Support
AuthX for WordPress Plugin support these factor types for 2FA:
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Push
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Phone – SMS & Call
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Face Push
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Palm Push
To Begin with AuthX portal
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Sign up for an AuthX account from here, https://admin.authx.com/signup
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Navigate to Users → Add your first user to AuthX. The username / email which you are creating here should also be the same in WordPress user.
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Ensure the registered user email should be valid email id
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To pick the correct Country code for Phone number
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Registered user should receive an Enrollment email to activate the account.
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Enroll the required authentication factors for registered user – Push, Face Push, Palm Push.
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Navigate to Applications tab
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Click Protect an application and select Protect for WordPress
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Provide your inputs on the Application Name, Authentication type, Description, Policies & Groups
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Save the application.
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For further configuration, note down the Application settings details of WordPress from AuthX portal → Protected WordPress application
AuthX WordPress Plugin Setup
Pre-conditions:
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Login to WordPress account.
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To add users in your WordPress account, kindly follow the below steps
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Go to Users-> Add New
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Fill in the details
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Username – Input the same username from AuthX portal
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Email – Input the same Email from AuthX portal
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Do fill other fields & save the user.
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Make sure to note down the given username & password for further logins
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Go to Users-> All users and make sure the created user is available here
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Plugin Setup:
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Go to Plugin tab
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Select Add new and then choose Upload New
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Download the AuthX WordPress Plugin from here, https://dl.authx.com/Plugins/AuthX_Wordpress_Plugin.zip
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Upload the AuthX WordPress Plugin and select Install Now
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Select Activate Plugin
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Plugin activated successfully.
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Now select Plugin Settings.
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Input the Application Settings values here which was noted above in To begin with AuthX portal → Step 6
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Application ID – Map Application ID from AuthX here
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Application Key – Map Application Key from AuthX here
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Application URL – Map Application URL from AuthX here
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Save the application and Logout
WordPress Login with AuthX security
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Login to the WordPress application (With registered username / email) and you can see the AuthX authentication factors.
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On hover of Phone, you can see options for SMS and Call.
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After successful authentication, it redirects to WordPress Dashboard.
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