Setting up Multi-Factor Authentication

Overview

What is Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)?
It is a multi-factor authentication security technique that requires additional authentication information beyond passwords.
Additional authentication methods may include physical/virtual OTP (One Time Password: one-time password generator), biometric authentication, Email, etc.

QueryPie allows you to specify Google OTP or Email as a secondary authentication method in the administrator page.

Specifying MFA Method

To specify MFA method, Authentication Type must be set to Internal database or LDAP.
To specify Email as MFA method, Email Integration configuration must be completed first.

Navigate to Admin > General > User Management > Authentication.
When Authentication Type is Internal database
When Authentication Type is LDAP

Using MFA for Server Access

This setting can only be used when Server Access Control (SAC) license is activated.

Navigate to Admin > General > Company Management > Security.
Set Access Server with MFA under Server Connection Security to “Enable” and select Google OTP or Email as MFA Type. (Access Server with MFA has a default value of Disable.